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BROCKVILLE — St. Michael Catholic High School is taking action after an image of one of its students holding a racist message made the rounds of social media on Friday.

The image, which was shared on Facebook by a third party, depicts a “prom-posal” (in which one person asks another to a prom) that includes a crafted sign with a message making light of African-American slavery.

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The Facebook post found its way to the Kemptville high school’s Facebook page under “reviews” because the person posting it framed the post as not recommending the school.

Facebook users responding to the post overwhelmingly condemned the behaviour.

The Brockville Recorder and Times has chosen not to identify the young people in the photo or to show their faces.

Late Friday afternoon, CTV Ottawa reported that the young people in the image had sent that news outlet an apology. CTV cites the following statement:

“We would like everyone to know that we’re very sorry for our actions in taking a picture with the inappropriate sign. We recognize that this act was wrong. This was a mistake that was made and we both feel incredibly bad about it. We apologize to anyone that it has offended and feel deeply and truly sorry for our actions. We hope to be able to move on from this in our lives.”