I am a 17 yr old male Junior. My GPA in my Freshman year was 3.1, sophomore year is a 3.4, and this year it is a 3.9
I got swept up in a facebook group that contained some racially insensitive memes. I did not post anything that was terribly insensitive, but my AP is still saying I could get suspended.
As a great student who has never missed a homework assignment or been in trouble before (I had to ask for help to find the principal’s office) what can happen? I’ve been beating myself up for ruining my life, is that an exaggeration or are my chances that much lower?
What did you post?
Guarantee 1: You did not ruin your life. Stop beating yourself up.
You may have changed it, but you did not ruin it. Add this to your list of “mistakes I made in my life”.
Guarantee 2: As you go through life, the list of mistakes will grow. Funny thing about us humans.
I posted a picture of a kid’s face on a guitar with the caption “when your child is born aucoustic” which was a play on words of a kid being born autistic. At the time I didn’t realize how insensitive it was, I just thought it was clever wordplay.
The problem was all the holocaust and 9/11 things other people put up
Everyone makes mistakes. No one is perfect. Try to learn from it and move on. Put your best foot forward, now and keep going.
That’s all fine and dandy but I’ve worked my ass off and I don’t want it to be ruined because of one stupid mistake. I forgot to mention in the OP that I got a 34 on my ACTs. I was in position to get into an amazing school, but now I’m done
Autism isn’t funny, kiddo. And that wasn’t clever wordplay. How many of your schoolmates might have a sibling with autism? Hurtful… not clever. It sounds like you aren’t taking any responsibility here… by saying “the problem” was the things that other people posted.
You haven’t ruined your life. Making mistakes is part of growing up. It sounds like you didn’t intend to be hurtful, but you need to stop and think carefully before you post next time. Hopefully you will learn from this mistake, and that will actually be a blessing in disguise.
Have you gone through and eliminated your inappropriate posts at this point?
@siliconvalleymom I doubt removing those posts does the trick nowadays as whatever you have posted on social media are kept permanently online and can be retrieved upon the request of government, college, etc.
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It sounds like an exaggeration, but if it is true, then stop “beating up” yourself. As many others have said, you have not ruined your life. You won’t be jailed or fined. In the worst case, as a consequence, you will likely be leaving a mark on your disciplinary history.
What you posted was not so smart, but I can tell you that I’ve looked at my D’s instagram, and I’ve seen so many insensitive and offensive things posted by people she follows. You are not alone. Kids want to make other kids laugh more than anything and will do dumb stuff to get those laughs. Maybe you can do something positive to undo what you did. Volunteer with little kids with autism. They are often the cutest kids you will ever meet. And no, your life isn’t ruined.
@HardOREasy Removing the posts is an important step for showing the school administration that the student understands that they were wrong. The high school has not yet determined the punishment.
Merged two of the same thread
What is the school policy?
I think your GPA is your challenge