Expelled student sues B.C. Montessori school principal over cannabis gummy debacle [Video]

It was supposed to be a three-night trip for students of a B.C. private school to zipline, camp and explore Vancouver Island’s rugged mountain wilderness.

But it was cut short for three students who were caught eating cannabis gummies, according to a lawsuit filed by one of the students.

The principal of Westmont Montessori School and the organization that runs it are facing a defamation lawsuit after the student — who was 12 at the time — was expelled, allegedly called a “drug trafficker” and exposed for the incident in a mass email sent to the parents of every student in his class, says the lawsuit.

CBC News is not naming the former student, now 15, or his parents to protect his identity. 

The events have caused him and his family “embarrassment, contempt and ridicule,” according to the lawsuit.

None of the allegations have been tested in court. Principal Magnus …