A Toronto school has removed a Confederate flag from a history classroom after a parent filed a complaint.

The flag has been hanging inside a classroom at L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute for several years as part of an educational display.

“It’s part of a display on the US Civil War which also includes an American flag, a National Geographic map on the battles of the Civil War and other historical information,” Toronto District School Board spokesperson Ryan Bird told CityNews.

“There have been no concerns raised about the flag in the past,” he added. “However, a concern has recently been raised by a parent. While it is part of a history display, we recognize that for some, it is a sign of intolerance and that’s why the school has made the decision to take it down.”

Parent Rhoda Clarke made the complaint. Her son is in the class and she feels the flag conjures up too many negative thoughts and feelings.

“I felt despair that this flag was in that classroom, my son’s classroom,” she told CityNews. “It’s promoting hatred, It’s promoting racism, it’s promoting violence against a certain particular group, which is blacks.”