This discussion was created from comments split from: Detention and College Applications.
I have a question. The particular incident didnt really happen to me, but to my friends. Their was a whole group of about 10 people who showed up hammered to a school function ( high school orientation type thingy). So they were caught and also one of them passed out on school campus… would hat be considered a serious infraction?
From a college admissions perspective, you mean? Depends on what the school decided to do about it. If this shows up as a suspension on their school records, then they will need to do the mea culpa dance on their college applications - i.e., explain that it was one off (hopefully true), that it was stupid (definitely true), and that it will never happen again…hopefully with corroboration from others who are writing their recommendations. If the school decided to handle it as detention and not put it on the record that get sends to colleges, then no.
@adityadon In my school, the kid would have been suspended or expelled… so, yes, it would be called serious.
If he had passed out, 911 would have called-- YES, it’s serious.
It’s also against the law for minors to drink, so there’s the possibility of a paper trail with the police.
I don’t mean to imply that alcohol abuse is not serious from a parental point of view: If my kid showed up at school drunk or passed out from alcohol abuse, the consequences would be severe because this is very serious indeed - with or without police involvement or school consequences. But since you only asked about admissions, that was what I responded to.