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November 18, 2007

High schools & college requests to disclose student behavior

By Margaret Bassett

Admission questions to HS counselors re student disciplinary actions is iffy. With more college crime--think VA Tech--the practice is commoner. From HS perspective of helping their students, not answering may lead to turndown, OR answering may label those admitted. Not discussed in this article is why a "juvenile" can take a CD from WalMart without publicity but would have a permanent blot on their bio after college.

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Admission questions to HS counselors re student disciplinary actions is iffy. With more college crime--think VA Tech--the practice is commoner. From HS perspective of helping their students, not answering may lead to turndown, OR answering may label those admitted. Not discussed in this article is why a "juvenile" can take a CD from WalMart without publicity but would have a permanent blot on their bio after college.

Authors Bio:
Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.

Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.

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