<p>Hey again guys, one of my friends who was very excited to come to UCF, has been suspended from school today. She also received a referral(I don't know about other schools, but that generally means here the classic "go to the principle's office" punishment). I also want to mention that it was a half-day in school suspension (but still suspension nonetheless, right?).</p>
<p>Overall, can she be rejected from UCF when they see it?
Or will they simply "ignore" it I guess?</p>
<p>Usually you must disclose if you have ever been suspended or expelled from any schools on your application. At that time you must write a statement explaining what the disciplinary actions was for. Many high school guidance counselors also suggest that you explain how you learned from your mistake. My D had a one day suspension from school when she was in high school. She disclosed the information on all her college applications and included a statement about what happened, how she learned from her experience and as a result would never make that mistake again. She got into 4 out of the 5 colleges she applied to, including UCF. I would say that a suspension does not automatically mean you will be rejected from a college. </p>
<p>Since this just happened, and I am assuming your friends applications was already sent. I would suggest your friend speak to her parents and a guidance counselor and decide how to proceed from there. Please tell her to not lose hope. Colleges realize that everyone makes mistakes, including teenagers.</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore in high school and got in-school suspension for playing a game on the public drive (P drive) on a school computer. He admit to playing the game some 6 weeks ago, but was called to the vice-principal yesterday. In the office, he is being accused of downloading the game. He said he did not. What does download exactly mean? If it is on the P drive, has it already been downloaded by someone else?</p>
<p>On his in-school detention sheet, it said “misused of school computer”. When I asked the vice principal when the infraction occured, she replied: “before Monday”. When I asked for a more specific time frame, she told me she did not know because she received an e-mail from central office with only names on it.</p>
<p>At the meeting with the principal the following day, I told him about the problem, and I wanted to see a report, but he said that he could not show it to me, because there was other student information on it.
Do student get normally accused and punished with so little information available to the parent. My child has NEVER got in trouble before, and as he stands right now, he is the validvictorian. I am somewhat distressed.</p>
<p>the administration from your son’s school seems a little irresponsible eucalyptus2. i would follow the same advice that florida mom gave moksha. when your son applies to colleges, he should attach a letter explaining his suspension. In this explanation, he should NEVER try to justify what happened in any way. He should just say how he hearned from that experience and how he has matured since then. I think that would help because the reason your son was suspended was not something significant, in my opinion.</p>
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<p>VERY interesting spelling of that word, on so many levels.</p>