Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher, school board over student art posted online – Montreal [Video]

A Montreal-area school board says it is no longer being targeted by a nearly $1.6-million lawsuit that had alleged student artwork was being sold online by a teacher without their knowledge.

Ten Montreal-area parents filed a lawsuit in March 2024 against the board and one of its teachers after discovering their children’s classroom artwork available for sale as prints or on T-shirts, coffee mugs, bags and decor, with prices as high as US$113.

In a statement Wednesday, Lester B. Pearson School Board said it investigated the allegations and concluded that the teacher — identified in court documents as Mario Perron — made an honest mistake, adding that it imposed a disciplinary sanction against him.

“The school board and the teacher apologize for the situation experienced by the students and their parents, while reiterating that this was an error committed in good faith as part of an educational activity, with no ill intent,” the board said in a …