Your reaction to Quebec honour roll student expelled for pocket knife
From anger to sympathy, many have strong feelings about Shawn Soucy's expulsion
The story of a Quebec honour roll student expelled for bringing a pocket knife to school has elicited strong responses on social media.
Shawn Soucy, 16, accidentally left a pocket knife in his backpack after morning chores on his family's farm in St. Remi, Que.
What was a slip of the mind resulted in Soucy's expulsion in the middle of his final year at Heritage Regional High School on Montreal's South Shore.
If you're on the CBC News app, read the conversation on our Facebook page.
Most people online sympathized with Soucy's predicament and thought the Riverside School Board went too far.
Some said the fuss over the pocket knife was much ado about nothing.
Even Soucy's mother weighed in on the debate.
But for one woman, the rules are the rules.
In this tweeter's opinion, the school board needs to set its priorities straight.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCMontreal">@CBCMontreal</a> while this honour student is expelled school boards fail to solve real issues such as bullying. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/shame?src=hash">#shame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/morethan1waytodoyourjob?src=hash">#morethan1waytodoyourjob</a>
—@EnucleateWith files from Salimah Shivji