A teacher at a Toronto school has been temporarily relieved of their duties after allegedly showing students "a portion of a violent video" related to the shooting death of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk.
The incident happened at Corvette Junior Public School on Thursday, says a letter sent to parents from Principal Jennifer Koptie.
Students in Grades 5 and 6 were shown the video once after asking the teacher about "a recent tragic event in the United States," Koptie said. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) confirmed to CBC that the video was related to Kirk's death.
"While an investigation must still be conducted to learn all of the details, the report of this incident is extremely troubling and completely unacceptable," Koptie said in the letter sent Friday.
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