Misdemeanor Forum

[yggun]

I received a 2-day suspension during my sophomore year in high school due to a fight in school. Is this considered a misdemeanor I should disclose on my application (besides this, I have never been convicted of felony or misdemeanor)?

[Wayne Shorter]

Were you charged with anything?

[cortnf]

only if you were formally charged with something through the courts. otherwise, it's discipline from the high school, which most applications don't ask you to elaborate on or ask about.

[Deuce]

Did the police arrest you for committing a misdemeanor offense? That is usually how one receives a misdemeanor charge.

[yggun]

No, my school's Vice Principal called my parents and informed them that I was to receive a 2-day suspension. That was it. No police arrest or anything. I guess it is not a misdemeanor then.

Thank you all.

[bostlaw]

yeah no need to mention the HS suspension...but detentions on the other hand......