<p>I just did a quick google, this is from SC:
<a href=“A”>quote</a> It is unlawful for any person to falsify or alter a transcript, a diploma, or the high school equivalency diploma known as the GED from any high school, college, university, or technical college of this State, from the South Carolina Department of Education, or from any other transcript or diploma issuing entity.</p>
<p>(C) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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<p>I think other states, like Virginia, may also have similar law.</p>
<p>A) There is no way to prove he did anything. It will devolve into a he said she said as far as the college is concerned. It “came” from the daughter so she will bear the responsibility.</p>
<p>B) As far as the police is concerned, it will also be a he said, she said, plus the cops generally don’t spend precious man hours hunting down minor misdemeanors.</p>
<p>Whether or not it was “wrong” is subjective and irrelevant. As far as legal consequences go nothing is going to happen.</p>
<p>It’s not what you know but what you can prove. The parents know he did it but they can’t prove it. Plus, any blow back that comes will fall onto their own daughter. The same law that says it’s a misdemeanor to forge the transcript (the boy making the document) also makes it a misdemeanor to use it to defraud a person (the girl giving it to her parents).</p>
<p>What damages are there? None. If this story is true, what harm has been caused? The transcript hasn’t been used for anything other than to wave off the disappointed parents. And if the parents order their own copy of a transcript every semester (this is bizarre in and of itself) they would have quickly caught the discrepancy. This whole thing is ludicrous.</p>
<p>Sorry, this whole thing is silly. Parents that feel the need to get a transcrtipt every semester sound very controlling. Their issue is their own anger and control. This isn’t a legal matter. Their empty threats are absurd. Stop worrying. But dont do it again.</p>
<p>The parents would need to show how they were hurt or injured to win any lawsuit, civil or criminal. So that’s a no - go.
The school , on the other hand, might have grounds for a lawsuit…but wouldn’t pursue it even if it did. At most, the school might dismiss the student on academic irregularity grounds. But the school is unlikely to find out unless the parents tell on their daughter. Amd even then, the school might just put the student on probation given the story.</p>
<p>As for the boy involved, should the school find out, maybe not apply here?</p>
<p>And definitely re-think any long term relationship with the girl …I’m not sure I would want these parents as my in-laws.</p>
<p>How is this possible? I thought parents were not entitled to see their kid’s grades without the student signing some kind of waiver for their release.</p>
<p>If the parents are “this controlling”, it would not surprise me if they told their daughter to sign the waiver, which would allow them access to the grades.</p>
<p>With a signed release or access to the student 's account, the parents can look at the students grades on line. But order an official transcript each semester (as seems to be suggested by the OP) ? Thats really over the top.</p>
<p>I’m not a lawyer, but as a reporter I’ve been observing the prosecutor’s office in our county fairly closely for many years. IF this is indeed a crime and it had happened in our county, I could not predict how the prosecutor would react. It’s very irresponsible, IMO, to act like you know how the cops or the prosecutors in some unknown jurisdiction will react.</p>
<p>Sounds like a good movie-of-the-week script to me. If you can get a good car chase scene in amidst the family melodrama, you’ve got a winner on USA Network!</p>
<p>Where’s that quote from , xslacker? Was that something someone posted here?
This whole thing is silly. One doesnt have to be an attorney or a DA to make a reasonable conjecture about what might likely happen in this case. And as for litigation- as many have said- there are no damages. The whole thing is ridiculous. The parents gonat take him to small claims court? for what? I’d like to see this one on Judge Judy!</p>
<p>Parents have the right to access a student´s academic record if a student is a dependent, no need to get a signature from a student. </p>
<p>According to S.C. law it is unlawful to alter a transcript, it doesn´t stipulate about any monetary damage in order for it to be unlawful - no different than if a student was caught with a fake(forged) ID, doesn´t matter what he is using it for, he would be punished for having tampered an official document. Whether the parents should be demanding to see the transcript or not, that´s a different issue, and that´s not what the OP is asking.</p>
<p>Not sure being a dependent has anything t do with it. We have not been able to see either of our sons’ grades without their permission. Lucky us- ee get to access their financial account on line to pay their bills, but cannot access their grades, schedules, etc.</p>