Student faces expulsion for running Facebook group

March

A student at Toronto’s Ryerson University is facing expulsion for running a Facebook study group, according to the Toronto Star.Â

Chris Avenir, a first-year engineering student, is facing expulsion from the school on charges of academic misconduct for helping run an online chemistry group where 146 classmates swapped tips on homework questions that counted for 10 percent of their grade.

Students argue that the group is analogous to any in-person study group. Ryerson officials have declined to comment while the case continues.

Ryerson’s academic misconduct policy, which is being updated, defines it as “any deliberate activity to gain academic advantage, including actions that have a negative effect on the integrity of the learning environment,” according to the Toronto Star.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 7th, 2008 at 2:22 pm by Diana Costello.
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Nicole Neroulias March 11th, 2008 at 5:37 am
That sounds strange to me … Was the Facebook group available to all the students in the class? Are in-person study groups verboten by the professor, too?

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