Quebec teacher faces backlash over selling students' art online

A Canadian father, Michael Bennett, expressed his disappointment after discovering that his children's art teacher, Mario Perron, had been selling their drawings, as well as those of other students, online without permission. The students made this discovery when they found their artwork on T-shirts and coffee mugs being sold for C$55 on Perron's website. Perron describes himself as a "life-long student of art" on his website. The Lester B. Pearson School Board and Mario Perron have demanded $350,000 in moral and punitive damages, including a formal apology and the removal of the art from the teacher's website. This story has garnered international attention, with headlines appearing in Australia, the U.K., and the United States.