Student faces expulsion for Facebook study group


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Officials at Toronto's Ryerson University … have sent a notice of expulsion to first-year computer engineering student Chris Avenir after a professor came across a Facebook group called Dungeons/Mastering Chemistry Solutions where students were encouraged to exchange tips and answers for an online testing system.

The group had 147 members from Ryerson's first-year chemistry and computer engineering programs before it was shut down recently.

Avenir, 18, is now facing 146 charges of academic misconduct under the university's policy. Avenir was listed as an administrator of the group.

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    Kyle Maxwell Kyle Maxwell

    The article left me unclear on whether the group actively encouraged sharing test answers (something for which I would support very strong action) or just discussion of the material and exam tips (“you’ll want to understand Section 5.2 really well”).