Quebec school board must pay boy who had chemical substance poured over his head
LAVAL, Que. — A Montreal-area school board has been ordered to pay $15,000 to a student who had a corrosive substance poured over his head in a chemistry class.
The boy was 15 years old in February 2015 when a friend of his sprinkled some sodium hydroxide into his hair as a joke.
The compound can be found in products used to clear drains.
While the boy did not immediately feel anything, he later felt a burning sensation and decided to ease the pain with ice and snowflakes.