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TORONTO — A high school teacher being investigated in connection with a Twitter account that discusses alleged Islamophobic beliefs is also being connected to a blog post that discusses imposing atheist beliefs on students.

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A now-deleted Twitter account with the handle @firstatheist used a photo that former students say appears to be of Michael Marshall, an English teacher at Richmond Green Secondary School in Richmond Hill. The York Region District School Board said it was made aware of the Twitter account Thursday and Marshall was told about its investigation.

The board said it is looking into whether the account may have been hacked, or is an impersonation.

“There have been cases in the past where some of our employees have been impersonated,” said Licinio Miguelo, a board spokesperson. “We take these allegations very seriously and will conduct a thorough investigation.”

Christina Choo-Hum, another board spokesperson, said she was aware of the blog, in which the writer discusses using specific afterschool programs to sway students toward atheism.