9 Other Students Had Their Profiles Altered In Recalled Ontario Yearbook

Police are still investigating.
9 Other Students Had Their Profiles Altered In Recalled Ontario Yearbook
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The blatantly racist message in a recalled Ontario high school yearbook was apparently not an isolated incident.

An update from the Durham Regional Police reveals that nine other students from St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering have come forward to say that their profiles were altered.

Police noted that the students "were a mixture of female and male, from various cultural backgrounds."

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One female student was criticized about body image; and another for his school grades.

Durham Regional Police

They also said that only one of these newly revealed caption alterations contained any racial overtones.

The investigation into who switched out the submitted quotes is ongoing, but police are asking anyone with information about the person responsible for the changes to come forward.

The racist message placed under Joshua Telemaque's profile went viral after his aunt posted about it on Facebook. His original quote was a message to his deceased grandmother.

The teenager has since received support and birthday wishes from the Toronto Raptors, and has also been offered a full four-year scholarship to the university or college of his choosing from the Pinball Clemons Foundation.

The school also issued an official apology for the yearbooks.

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  • Colin Leggett
    Colin Leggett was a Contributing Editor with Narcity Canada. He wrote on the national news team for over a year and contributed to coverage of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election, as well as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Colin has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Cultural Theory from McMaster University, as well as a graduate certificate in Television Writing and Producing from Humber College. He is an avid consumer of politics and pop culture, having written about everything from food to television to Canada-U.S. relations.

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