KITCHENER - Racist social media posts allegedly made by two Kitchener high school students have been investigated by police and no charges will be laid.

"We've investigated the incident and have spoken with students who were responsible for making the posts. We also spoke with students who allegedly made threats in response to the posts," said Const. Ashley Dietrich of the Waterloo Regional Police Service.

"Our school resource officer has been heavily involved and worked with our school partners to ensure the safety of all students and to ensure all parties involved realized the insensitivity of their remarks."

In February, the Waterloo Region District School Board said it had been made aware of "inappropriate and disturbing social media posts" allegedly made by two Huron Heights Secondary School students, that used racist language and Ku Klux Klan imagery.

At the time, Alana Russell, chief communications officer with the board, said the students involved were told to "stay off school indefinitely while we determine any potential disciplinary processes for them."

Huron Heights principal Jeff Klinck released a statement in February, adding that school board staff had called a meeting into the matter. The school had also contacted the families of the students involved.

In February, Russell praised the students who called the racist social media posts into question - bringing the issue to light.

On Tuesday, Russell said the police investigation does not impact the investigation being done by the school board, which is ongoing.

"We cannot speak to student discipline issues but what I can say is, there could be considerations for suspension or expulsion," she said.

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