On Shrove Tuesday, February 23, 2026, a significant incident occurred at the De la Salle Marianum private Catholic gymnasium in Vienna-Währing, Austria, when two 18-year-old students staged a scene depicting a white slave owner with a Black student on a leash, complete with blackfacing. While some classmates laughed, others were disturbed, and the teacher present reportedly took photos instead of intervening. Following a complaint from a group of female students, Director Marie-Antoinette Call-Breitenecker expressed outrage and immediately addressed the students involved, who subsequently apologized in writing and proposed organizing an anti-racism workshop. The students received a warning, with expulsion a possibility for future offenses. The teacher's actions are under review by the education authorities, and discussions with parents and a school psychologist are scheduled.