(CBC) The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking an elementary school student to remove the Palestinian flag as their profile picture.
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) confirmed the incident took place during an online class last week.
Video sent to CBC shows the principal of the school asking a student to remove the flag from their profile. CBC is not showing the video as it could identify the underage students.
In the video, the principal said “political statements are not for the classroom” and told the student they would be removed from class if they didn’t comply with the request.
