"Advocacy group Parents of Black Children said last month that messages between two teachers at James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School found on a student athletics Instagram account included a racist slur and an anti-Black meme. The group accused school officials of not taking immediate action after a student who had access to the Instagram account screenshotted the exchange and notified the school's principal."
"The school board says the teachers were immediately placed on leave after school leadership received the images, and those teachers are no longer working for the board. It also says it has reported the matter to the Ontario College of Teachers."
"The board says it takes racism and discrimination "extremely seriously" and recognizes the impact this incident has had on the school community."
Two teachers at James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School in Toronto are no longer employed by the Toronto Catholic District School Board following allegations of exchanging racist messages on a school athletics Instagram account. The messages, discovered by a student with account access, contained a racist slur and an anti-Black meme. Advocacy group Parents of Black Children criticized the school's initial response time. The board states teachers were immediately placed on leave upon receiving the screenshots and have since been terminated. The matter has been reported to the Ontario College of Teachers. The board emphasizes its commitment to addressing racism and discrimination while acknowledging the incident's impact on the school community.
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