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March 07, 2008, 10:08 AM ET
Ryerson U. Student Faces Expulsion for Running a Facebook Group
A student at Ryerson University, in Toronto, is facing expulsion for running a Facebook study group, the Toronto Star reports.
Chris Avenir, a first-year engineering student, is facing expulsion from the school on 147 counts of academic charges — one for himself, and one for every student who used the Facebook group “Dungeons/Mastering Chemistry Solutions” to get homework help.
University officials say that running such a group is in violation of the school’s academic policy, which says no student can undertake activity to gain academic advantage. Students argue, however, that the group was analogous to any in-person study group.
Of course, this wouldn’t be the first Facebook-related expulsion hearing.
The expulsion hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.—Hurley Goodall
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