Your reaction to Quebec honour roll student expelled for pocket knife

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 inhis backpack after morning chores on his family's farm in St. Remi, Que.

• Quebec honour roll student fights expulsion for bringing pocket knife to school

What was a slip of the mind resulted in Soucy's expulsionin the middle of his finalyear 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'spredicament 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 motherweighed in on the debate.

But for one woman, the rules are the rules.

In this tweeter's opinion, the school board needsto set its priorities straight.