<p>Update in today’s WaPo on some of the students involved:
[url=<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090805500.html]washingtonpost.com[/url”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090805500.html]washingtonpost.com[/url</a>]</p>
<p>thanks for the update…i would have missed it for sure.</p>
<p>Looks like they consulted with an independent college admissions counselor for ideas on how to defuse the issue. Make it into an EC!</p>
<p>My cynical take is that this EC is supposed to be “community service” that they agreed to as part of a deal to let them back into the school.</p>
<p>this mostly can only happen in good schools,kids from good school care more about their grades and they are good at computer technology.</p>
<p>Hunt and Erin’s Dad - agree with you completely. Why they were not expelled is beyond me. Looks like a mere slap on the wrist - which hardly serves as a warning to other students. All I know is that school personnel are changing their passwords a lot more frequently.</p>
<p>Glad I’m not the only one who is cynical. Article made me want to retch. Hire a college counselor and create an EC. Hope the colleges are paying attention.</p>
<p>rockvillemom said:</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>That’s because you don’t understand the meaning of the word “expelled”. These days, when school administrators talk about a student being “expelled”, they actually mean “suspended” for the balance of the semester (which is what appears to have happened here). I wasn’t aware of this semantic difference until my son was in HS and one of the students was expelled, but returned the next semester. And, of course, “suspended” does not necessarily mean suspended as most people would understand the word. Sometimes, it can mean that the student is suspended, but still taking classes at the school. Academic double-speak.</p>