A high school principal in Florida who said that he couldn’t say the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event” was fired from his school district on Wednesday, a report said.

Principal William Latson, who was head of a school in Palm Beach County, was officially canned from his job after being reassigned in July, CNN reported.

The county school board voted 5-2 Wednesday to terminate Latson after finding “just cause” that he violated ethics protocol, according to the report.

The district criticized Latson for not promptly responding to county officials as news of his comments gained nationwide attention, CNN reported.

“While his email was receiving global news coverage, Mr. Latson failed to respond to communications from his supervisors and failed to assist the District in addressing the serious disruption caused by the aforementioned email and news coverage,” the county said in a statement.

Latson made the controversial comment when responding to an email from a parent who asked about how the school teaches about the Holocaust.

“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a district employee,” he responded.