St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering is demanding students return their yearbooks after it was learned that someone replaced a graduation message with a racial slur. The school says it is intent on finding out who did this. Durham Police are said to be investigating what happened. The target of the phony message, Joshua Telemaque, 18, has been honoured by friends and given a scholarship by the Pinball Clemons Foundation.
MORE: An 18th birthday Joshua Telemaque won’t soon forget. Here’s the moment @MikeHoganArgos surprised him with the scholarship from the @PinballFdn & the @TorontoArgos @globalnewsto https://t.co/Dzk4CGIfsU
— Miranda Anthistle (@Mirandanthistle) October 15, 2020
A big birthday gift for a Pickering teen after a racist incident at his school. @PinballFdn and @TorontoArgos have offered Joshua Telemaque a 4 year scholarship to any Canadian school. He says his grandmother is smiling down on him. More on @CityNews pic.twitter.com/QApjMxakh1
— Ginella Massa (@GinellaMassa) October 14, 2020