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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, November 24, 2016 | 2 Man confronts school officials over social media by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Halton police were called to Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School recently after a man whose child is a student began broadcasting live from the facility while demanding action be taken concerning death threats and racist messages allegedly received by the student on social media. During the Facebook video -- which has since been taken down -- the man, who is accompanied by family members, enters the school's main office filming staff and H EARING SCIENCES Audiology and Hearing Aid Centre People with a mild to moderate hearing loss are often unaware of how much conversation they are missing. You don't know what you couldn't hear! Family members may be be very aware of what you misheard. Trying to piece together bits of the conversation from the fragments that you did hear results in frustration for everyone. Studies have shown that people with a hearing loss expend significantly more energy struggling to hear well. "It takes energy to hear!" The new OPN hearing aid is able to process sound extremely fast (500 million MIPS, 1200 million MOPS) enabling it to process sound more like the brain and improving speech understanding and memory functions!! It processes sound 50 times faster than previous generations which provides: 30% better speech understanding 20% more capacity to remember 20% less listening effort Not only will you hear better in noisy areas but the brain wil have less demands placed on it for listening. Take action to prevent mental decline with a no obligation 2 week TEST DRIVE* of the OPN hearing aid (limited availability) to book your complimentary hearing test- ($60 value. Age 55+) *Wear the OPN hearing aid for 2 weeks without payment to prove the benefit for yourself Call (905) 465-3277 OAKVILLE 2419 Marine Drive students present. He asserts the student is being blamed for a party being cancelled and has been receiving racist messages and death threats from classmates as a result. They allege one commenter on social media threatened to hang the student and set them on fire. The man alleges staff at the school told the student to delete the comments and makes repeated allegations Holy Trinity is a "racist school." School staff respond by saying they are willing to speak with the man about his concerns, but asked he stop broadcasting. When he repeatedly declines, the school contacts Halton police who arrive a few minutes later. When officers arrive, they tell the man he can continue recording and take him and his family into an office where they listen to their concerns. It is at this point the man voluntarily ends his broadcast. It is unknown if any charges were laid or if Halton police are investigating the alleged social media threats. Halton police declined to comment on the incident, stating the video involves youths and contains identifying circumstances. The Halton Catholic District School Board said it was aware of the video, but privacy legislation does not allow it to share any specifics regarding incidents that occur involving students. It did, however, release the following statement. "The safety and well-being of our students and staff is our primary concern and a responsibility that our principals and vice-principals take very seriously," stated Andrea Swinden, an administrator with the board's Strategic Communications Department. "We hold every confidence in the school administrative team at Holy Trinity and support their efforts to maintain a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment." Holy Trinity also communicated with parents of students at the school in the wake of the incident and media coverage. In that communication, the school asserts its zero tolerance policy concerning cyber bullying. "We want to assure you that any and all concerns around bullying that are brought to our attention are immediately reviewed and investigated by our school administrative team," reads the communication. "The safety and well-being of our students and staff is always our primary concern and a responsibility that we take very seriously. At every step of each investigation, we always keep in mind the best interests of the students who are entrusted to our care." We cordially invite you to GRAND OPENING PARTY Bâton Rouge Oakville EXPERIENCE THE NEW BÂTON ROUGE Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. Join us as we celebrate the grand re-opening of our newly renovated restaurant with local cocktails and signature food pairing stations. 2005 Winston Park Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 6P5 SPACE IS LIMITED, please RSVP at RSVP@BATONROUGE.CA