A student from Ryerson University in Toronto is filing a lawsuit against the university for $10 million after he was almost expelled for starting a Facebook study group.
Chris Avenir, an engineering major, created a group for his chemistry class in 2008 in which students from the class posted solutions to the class’s homework. After being discovered by the professor, Avenir was almost expelled. In the end he just received a 0 for the homework portion of the class and had to attend academic integrity meetings.
Now, Avenir is claiming that the university does not allow students access to a lawyer at hearings for failing grades or possible expulsion.
Ryerson University in Toronto
None of the allegations have yet been proven true, but if they are, Ryerson is facing a possibly massive lawsuit from thousands of students. If the suit is certified, every student who has been tried by the misconduct tribunal since March 2003 could join the lawsuit.
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