'Hateful' graffiti removed from doors of Lord Byng Secondary

"Hateful" graffiti on the outside of ahigh school in Vancouver's west side was removed by a school board employeeon Saturday morning.

A discriminatory message aimed at the transgender community,along with a quote from Donald Trump's groping comment, were spray-painted across a set ofdoors and wallat Lord ByngSecondary School.

The Vancouver School Board says it acted after hearingfrom parents and members of the education community who caused a Twitter frenzy the day before.

Parent Alison Foreman was the first to raise concerns after hearing about it from her step-daughter, a student at the school.

"I was horrified and heartbroken," she said.

"Byng is so active with the gay-straight alliance and the LGBT community. It just makes me sad that anyone at that school wouldn't feel safe with comments like that."

Foreman took photos of the graffiti and alerted friends online.

Other parents and school board trustees took on the cause, sharing in Foreman's anger.

By early Saturday afternoon, a school board employee was seen covering up the comments with white paint.

Dianne Turner, VSB trustee, called the messages offensive and "disgusting."

"This is a hateful and sad commentary that our society is dealing with some troubling behaviour from individuals who could make our students, staff and parents feel unsafe," she said in an email.

A police report was also filed by Foreman in hopes of deterring similarbehaviour.

Vancouver Police have not yet responded with anyinformation aboutthe complaint.