The allegation was made by a student

A local student is calling out his high school leadership over what he says is the poor handling of racist incidents.

The high schooler posted a recording of his meeting with the vice principal to Instagram over the weekend.

The Waterloo Region District School Board says it is aware of the recording and says they are investigating.

The chief communications officer for the board says a school administrator was making an attempt to deescalate a situation.

Alana Russell also tells 570 NEWS the board takes these incidents very seriously.

"At this point, we are working with the school administration to investigate the incident and review whether or not appropriate action was taken," Russell said.

"I understand that there's been a lot of interest around this from our student community and we support the social activism of our students," she added.

In the recording, the vice principal at the area school can be heard blaming both sides for the situation and allegedly using a racist term at one point.

The school board tweeted over the weekend, "Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We are currently working with the principal, vice-principal and superintendent. We have made equity and inclusion an area of focus for our schools and communities, and we work very hard to make sure all students feel safe and supported."