<p>I'm new to this board so I apologize if this is already in here. My son is a senior this year - top 2% of his class, 33 ACT score, National Hispanic Merit Scholar, varsity athletics, academic clubs, community service, etc. Everything seemed great until he was filling out the common app and hit the discipline history section. As a junior he got into a fight (physical) with another student. His high school at the time was a 0 tolerance school so both students were suspended and removed from campus. Aside from this one incident he does not even have a tardy, reprimand, referral on his record (nothing at all). He is at a different school for his senior year due to us moving for work...his new school counselor said the old school did not transfer any discipline issues,his record is completely clean. Should this be reported on the app? Will this affect his acceptance at certain higher tier schools?</p>
<p>He needs to answer the question truthfully.</p>
<p>If necessary, he can add a brief explanation in the “additional info” section - analogous to what you wrote here.</p>