By Kaiden Brayshaw, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, LiveWire Calgary
April 26, 2025
Both the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) and Calgary Board of Education (CBE) plan to move away from the platform X (formerly known as Twitter) before the end of 2025.
CCSD’s X account has more than 10,500 followers, and CBE’s has more than 17,000 followers. Both are the districts’ most followed platforms.
“The CBE X account, @yyCBEdu, has experienced declining followers this school year and will be phased out by the end of June,” the CBE said in a statement.
“We are committed to keeping families informed and connected to what’s happening across CBE through multiple channels, including CBE or school websites, email, Facebook and Instagram.”
No posts have been made on the account since a February announcement addressing the recent PowerSchool Breach.
The CCSD’s X account lost more than 250 followers between April 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025. They posted 98 tweets in the same period, nearly half of the year prior’s total.
The district’s four posts in April received more than 1,000 views.
“Like many other local, national and international school boards, CCSD is moving away from using X as we recognize fewer people are using this social media platform,” the board said in a statement.
“We will continue to reach our audience through several other channels and are focusing on engagement with our website, weekly digital parent letter and Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts.”
From January 2024 to February 2025, the district launched four campaigns on X for the Board of Trustees. The campaigns advocated for things like funding for enrolment growth and increased mental health support.
Other school boards take the steps to leave X
Earlier this week, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), also announced it’d stop using X.
“Due to the application of policies, changes in community safety features and use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the Twitter/X platform, WRDSB is no longer using X/Twitter as a communication channel,” the WRDSB said in a statement.
“Our priority is the safety and well-being of our students, staff, families and caregivers, as well as fostering a community of belonging and support for students.”
In early March, a London, Ontario man sent a letter to local government expressing similar concerns over the city’s continued use of the app.
“The X platform has become increasingly associated with hate speech, intolerance, and bigotry, and has failed to adequately address harmful content that targets marginalized groups based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, and other protected characteristics,” he wrote in his letter.
“By maintaining a presence on a platform where discriminatory behaviour is prevalent and under-regulated, the city risks legitimising or indirectly supporting the harmful narratives that thrive there.”
In March, the City of Calgary told LWC that it was evaluating the usefulness of remaining on the X social media platform.
“In response to concerns about the evolving user environment on X, The City’s primary account has turned off comments and will no longer advertise on the platform,” they wrote in a response to LWC at the time.
“The City of Calgary is joining a growing list of Canadian municipalities who are evaluating the usefulness of X and its ability to support the needs of their community.”
The social media site is owned by Elon Musk, a divisive figure due to his association with US President Donald Trump.
Many users have opted for similar sites like Threads and BlueSky.
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Neither Calgary school board made mention of switching to an alternative site, and both will pivot their focus to other existing platforms.