<p>Our S recently got suspended from extracirriculars for a week for trying something very stupid. I was wondering if he had to report it on his applications when they ask for "Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any secondary school you have attended, whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral
misconduct, that resulted in your probation, suspension, removal, dismissal, or expulsion from the institution?" </p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>somebody??</p>
<p>try psting on the parents forum...maybe someone there knows</p>
<p>and don't you just want to ask your kid WHY!!!!!?????</p>
<p>check your sons file after the suspension. check wether it was listed. if not, do not report it. if so, then write a letter of explanation.</p>
<p>Yes, he has to report it. He also should provide an explanation. The GC also will be reporting it along with an explanation on the recc the GC has to fill out. </p>
<p>If he doesn't report it, and the GC or any teachers report it, the college probably will automatically reject him for being a liar. If he self reports and provides a thoughtful explanation in which he takes responsibility for his actions, he still may get acceptances.</p>
<p>If its just from EC's, it may not (and probably won't) appear on the transcript. Check with the school office/guidance counselors</p>
<p>Ask the counselors. And ask the teachers who are doing your refs. If they are filling out the application questionaires, and that question is asked, your answer needs to be in sync with theirs. Those schools where the recommendation is a standard one page narrative that is just attached to the questionairre, would not be likely to mention the situation unless the person writing the rec was heavily impacted by the deed or if it is a recent transgression. You can ask what their interpretation of the question is. Stictly speaking the answer is no, since you are not suspended from the institution, but it is not something to quibble about if the school feels otherwise.</p>
<p>Ask his guidance counselor. There's a good chance you don't need to report that.</p>
<p>suspended from EC, not school, for a week doesn't seem that big of a deal. I've had 6 detentions and it's not listed in my records, according to my counselor so :). And 6 detentions > EC suspension in degree of severity.</p>
<p>If the counselor and the teachers filling out the recs believe it needs to be reported, then you had better report it even though it technically does not fall into the definition of suspension given by the college.<br>
I know at my son's school, many kids get grounded from ECs or from a specific EC, and the school does not count that as a true suspension. It is really determined by the highschool what they want to define as a suspension from the school.</p>
<p>I agree with cptofthehouse that just because it is not indicated on the transcript does not stop anyone from mentioning it in a recommendation because it does talk about your child both in and outside of the class room. Just like a teacher can write that Eggbert is president of the widget club, they can also write that Eggbert can at times be a bit immature and use the EC incident as an example.</p>