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The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking a student to remove the Palestinian flag as their profile picture.An elementary school student in Ottawa was recently asked to remove an image of the Palestinian flag, which he had added as his online profile picture during class. The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking an elementary school student to remove the Palestinian flag as their profile picture.
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."We will follow up with your family because we want to keep all students feeling safe, welcome and included in our classrooms," said the principal.
"Rather than creating a space to support students through this, I think surveilling or bullying them into muting who they are, or erasing part of their identity, is unacceptable," she said. "Upon reflection and thanks to the thoughtful feedback received from students and parents, the following day the principal acknowledged that for many students, a flag may be an important part of their identity," the statement read.
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