<p>I just found out that my freshman daughter violated a school policy, had a disciplinary hearing, and is now on probation. This will remain on her disciplinary record for 8 years! This seems extremely severe punishment for the crime. She went to a place where she was not authorized to go. There were no locks on the doors or no trespassing signs. There was no damage to and nothing missing a the place she accessed. This record will be available to graduate schools and places of employment. What if anything can be done?
Please help.
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>8 years! That seems extreme on its face. Look to see if there is some kind of an appeal process or a way to have the incident removed from her record earlier if she complies with all rules over the next 3 and 1/2 years.</p>
<p>Were you at the hearing? I find it extreme that they would have this on her record for 8 years given the information you supplied. Is there more to the story that maybe your DD is not sharing with you?</p>
<p>I was not at the hearing because my daughter told me about it until after the fact. My daughter has never gotten into any trouble before, so I have no reason to believe that she has left out any pertinent information, but obviously I am getting it all second hand through her. I did some research on the school website and it does state that any disciplinary probation will remain on record for 4 years after the student graduates.
Thanks for the responses, I’m still not sure what if anything I should do.</p>
<p>I really wouldn’t worry about it. A young lady I know was accepted at a CC Top University for next year’s class despite having a plagiarism charge and discipline on her record.
Further explanation can be included on the common app.</p>
<p>What was the place? Are we talking steam tunnels under the dorms, or the Dean’s office?</p>
<p>What was the place? Are we talking steam tunnels under the dorms, or the Dean’s office?
SHe went to the roof of a building.</p>
<p>oh geez… I will have to ask my S to refresh my memory. One of them I think went on the roof in HS. I think someone in authority told him to get down off that roof… end of story. But your case is college, and it’s 2013, and there is zero tolerance… for… for… roofing. good luck.</p>
<p>I think you should absolutely call the school and get the whole story- not saying she wasn’t up front but why weren’t you notified by the school?? That bothers me tremendously particularly given th punishment. If a kid skipped class, was sent to the office and given a day of detention, that’s one thing. This seems far more serious and they should be talking to you, not just your 14 year old child.</p>
<p>This sounds like a college freshman scenario … if a HS freshman, i think parents must be notified as they are minors. Seems severe for either age.</p>
<p>The D is not 14 she is a Freshman in college! So no the school is not going to call mommy and tattle. In fact legally they can’t. And if mom calls chances are they can’t talk to her about it. </p>
<p>OP, your D is not telling you everything. What was she doing on the roof? Ask her for the paperwork they gave her. If she refuses or says there was none there is your answer.</p>
<p>My daughter is 18 years old and a freshman in college. SO I do understand that the school would not contact me or even be able to discuss it with me without my daughter’s permission. Also I don’t know if I should contact the school or if it wold be more prudent to get an attorney.</p>
<p>I think it would be a great conversation starter in an interview-- Potential employer “I see you have a disciplinary action on your record, can you explain what happened”. DD-“Well, I went up on a roof”. Potential employer “And…” DD- “That’s it, I went up on the roof. Here is a copy of the transcript from my 'hearing”. Potential employer “lol, lol, lol, lol” . Potential employer–“so, tell me about your experience in…”.</p>
<p>I think a lawyer is over reacting personally and since your DD is 18, the school won’t talk to you about it. Let your DD do something if she needs to and get a copy of the hearing transcript for future interviews.</p>
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Did she know that going onto the roof was prohibited? What was she doing on the roof? Were there other people there, too?</p>
<p>My guess is that there’s really nothing you can do about this.</p>
<p>I’m making a big jump here but is this perhaps a very religious school in the west?</p>
<p>No, it is a large University on the east coast.</p>
<p>“OP, your D is not telling you everything.”</p>
<p>That might be true, but I don’t see how you can jump to that conclusion. Some universities are really strict about off-limits areas. Yeah, maybe she was going out there to smoke pot or whatever, but it’s perfectly plausible that she was not. Sometimes kids decide to just explore, or sunbathe, or look at the stars or whatever. Getting into the steam tunnels has been a traditional challenge, and strictly forbidden, at Harvard & MIT since forever. There isn’t any nefarious goal there besides just getting in and wandering around.</p>
<p>OP, I doubt this is going to be a major impediment for your daughter’s future. She may not have to disclose it unless she applies to law school. Is it going to be on her transcript, or just her disciplinary record? Employers and some grad schools may not even ask, and if they do, “I was reprimanded for going on the roof” is a pretty innocuous story.</p>
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<p>Well… she left you out on the loop on the fact that this hearing was occurring. That would give me pause, and make me wonder if she had really shared all the facts.</p>
<p>I do not believe they were doing anything illicit on the roof. No one caught them there. One of the friends was naive enough to post photos on facebook labelled on top of the roof of XXXXX hall. I saw the pictures. There was no alcohol or drugs involved (at least not from the pictures and I did ask DD about that). They were taking a study break and explored an area that they hod no business exploring.</p>
<p>If they knew they weren’t supposed to go up there, then I don’t see the problem–they got a very mild punishment–really, no punishment other than probation.</p>