<p>never said i practice law did i? This comes from a lawyers mouth however, a firm that works across from my mothers banking office. He talked about this and about the legallity (not specifically schools, more business) of your prior employers and what kind of information they can disclose without being sued. Maybe it doesnt 100% represent schools but it is a general policy, especially today when a previous employer are being sued by just telling the truth.</p>
<p>I have delt with my various problems in court. I have had a warrant for my arrest that is no longer on my record making my record clean. I have been evicted, that i no longer there as i fought it in court and won. Period, if he wants to put yes i was arrested than say below, charges dropped and leave it at that. Maybe i am focusing more from a business stand point, but i believe it would transfer over to schools as well.</p>
<p>ps. actually i just found out that you have the choice to disclose or not disclose as long as your criminal record is "spent" after 10 years or if you never were convicted. If you actually went to court for your offense, it would be advisable to say your were arrested but charges were dropped if you are planning to apply for something related to a government agency or you are working with children. If they do find out if there as an arrerst but not charge and you did not disclose, they cannot terminate and declain you based on that new information, they can only declain and base their judgement on that new information as long as you were convicted.</p>
<p>Maybe you can check dukes site to find out becuase i checked a few schools sites and it gives detailed FAQ about the subject</p>