How come a lawyer can’t help me from possibly getting expelled from college?
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at
1:49 pm
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I was cheating on a test and the notes were found in my lap. I don’t want to get expelled from a college so I called a lawyer. He said it was in the administrative’s hands and getting a lawyer is a waste of money. I really want to pass all my classes this semester.
I was cheating on a test and the notes were found in my lap. I don’t want to get expelled from a college so I called a lawyer. He said it was in the administrative’s hands and getting a lawyer is a waste of money. I really want to pass all my classes this semester.
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Because when you attend college you agree to abide by the college’s Code of Conduct. The code always prohibits cheating and you agreed to that therefore you were violating the contract you made with the college. As cheating isn’t a legal crime, but rather an academic one, a lawyer can’t help you. If you got caught underage drinking, then you need a lawyer. But for cheating you are going to have to come up with a really good plea and hope for the best.
The college has the right to set its own rules re: expulsion, and being caught for plagiarism is fairly common grounds for being considered for such a thing. The lawyer can’t help you because when you agreed to attend this uni, you also agreed to follow their rules – including following their rules regarding how disciplinary actions take place.
Your best bet is to talk to your academic advisor to find out what the official uni procedure is for this sort of thing. What are the steps? Will you really be expelled on your first offense, etc?
While some colleges will expel you for this, at others, it’s more likely that you’ll fail either the exam or the entire class. It depends on the colleges, so you need to ask.