The principal of a school in Toronto’s east end says a teacher has been temporarily suspended after showing students a video related to the shooting of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

In a letter sent to parents on Friday, Jennifer Koptie, the principal of Corvette Junior Public School in Scarborough, says students in a Grade 5/6 class were “shown a portion of a violent video” after being asked about a “recent tragic event in the United States” the day before.

A spokesperson for the Toronto District School Board confirmed the video mentioned in the letter was related to Kirk’s death.

Kirk was the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, as well as a podcaster and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump.

He was fatally shot Wednesday while sp

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