"Collectively, the PDSB is committed to dismantling systemic homophobia, transphobia, and oppression as a foundation for student achievement and wellbeing.
Behaviour like this is unacceptable and will not be tolerated at Cawthra Park or at any school within the PDSB," they wrote in the statement. Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted to the media that he. As the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported in 2017, leftist protesters there were able to burn multiple American flags to protest social justice causes while insulting the very country that guaranteed them the freedom to do so. "We recognize the harm that actions like this cause our students, staff and families. A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club. Disturbingly, the same charges don’t seem to apply to those who burn the red, white and blue flag of the United States. PDSB and the school administration said they take the incident very seriously and have begun an investigation.
Meanwhile, the Peel District School Board (PDSB) and the administration at Cawthra Park Secondary issued a joint statement condemning "this hateful act of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia." School board, administration condemn 'hateful act' In terms of potential charges, Mooken said that in cases like this, investigators have to look at the circumstances, where the flag was obtained, and what was the motive for the incident. We are taking it seriously and are investigating the incident as a hate-motivated occurrence," Peel police spokesperson Akhil Mooken told CBC News. "We are aware of this and the incident is getting a lot of public attention.
Video of the incident, in which a group of students filmed themselves burning the flag at Cawthra Park Secondary, has been circulating on social media. The burning of a Pride flag at a school in Mississauga is being investigated as a hate-motivated incident, Peel police say.