TORONTO \u2014 The Toronto Catholic District School Board says two high school teachers are no longer employed by the board after allegations they exchanged racist messages on a school social media page. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
It also says it has reported the matter to the Ontario College of Teachers. <\/p>\n
The board says it takes racism and discrimination “extremely seriously” and recognizes the impact this incident has had on the school community.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 16, 2026.<\/p>\n
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