Well this is my story. I tried to commit suicide one day before because I was severely depressed so the cops took me to the hospital for 4 days and i was there. I missed a calculus test so the teacher gave me an F. now I got an F in my academic record. is this considered to be a special circumstance where the dean can take off the F from the record since I was severely mentally ill and depressed, suicidal? please let me know who I need to speak to about this circumstances. thanks
208867
you can definitely take it off the record.  similar thing happened to my friend who was under severe depression and flunked a class. but after talking to a counselor, he was able to drop the class for medical reasons.  first get a note from the doctors who can vouch that you had a sickness.  then take it to the administrative offices of your school and explain your situation.  i'm sure they can help you out.  good luck man.
478240
not enough.\n\nhere is a link-http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/dec/01/campus_counselors_seeing/\n\nWhen I was at IU living in a dorm..my neighbor became depressed over dosed attempting suicide...no one knew for several days...then she told a friend who reported her to the RA ...she locked herself in her room...then she was instructed, mind you this was now a week after the attempted suicide, to go get checked at the uni hosp. or she would not be allowed to graduate.\n\nWell she went to the hospital and they simply signed her chart that she was OK...no psych. consult nothing.\n\nI have a prediction that something is now inherently wrong with the way we live now and mental illness with cause our demise.  I don't mean to be sounding so dreary here...but I meet only people each day at my office who are mentally ill....I know like 2 people who have healthy minds free of psychosis or neurosis or depression or paranoia....good luck
476632
You may get a ticking off and a small fine.  It's more likely that nothing will happen to you and that a grateful prosecutor will look at your documents and apply to have you discharged.  (I do hope so!)
349383
It'll be a difficult fight for you to win-- in most states in the US, police, fire and EMS certification is not automatically lost for a misdemeanor, ubless the misdemeanor involves DUI, illegal drug use, physical violence or domestic abuse,  Since your case included a drug arrest, the EMT-B class was legally justified in dropping you.\n\nYou wrote that you were arrested at the end of September... have you been to court yet?  If not, make sure you appear (looking very remorseful), and try to get it plead down 'careless and negligent' or some other charge that doesn't mention the meds.  (DON'T say it's because you want to be an EMT-- if asked, say that you know you screwed up, and you're ashamed and sorry, and don't want drugs on your record for the rest of your life, etc..  If you say that it's because you want to be an EMT you may hurt your chance, since a lot of people have trouble with the idea of somebody who takes illegal drugs driving an ambulance.)\n\nEven if you're allowed to plea down, you might not be able to go back to the same EMT-B class you were in, because they know about your arrest.  Since it's pretty clear that they are among those who don't believe that drug users should drive ambulance, it might be hard to convince them to let you in... or to pass you if you did get in.\n\nYou might also consider doing something different from EMT work anyway, if you sometimes need Ativan to deal with stressful days.  EMTs can have a lot of stressful days. Car accidents and SIDS deaths, shootings and sexual abuse cases... and times when, no matter how hard you work, patients die on you anyway.  You might consider looking for something with less built-in stress, if you need prescription medication 'to relax after a stressful day'.
409799
In the statement, you said he "commits suicide". It's therefore understood that he was successful in taking his life and no one saved him. So that means that he cannot contribute to society anymore. If you meant that he tried to commit suicide but didn't succeed, then he will continue to live and maybe contribute to society. But the statement as written is valid.
257808
It does mean that some students who have earned degrees may not appear on the list, but it also means that in some cases, students who are on the list have not yet received their final grades, which means that some of them could still flunk out and not receive their degrees.\n\nThe reason the university adds this disclaimer to a list of graduates (on a printed program or online) is so that a person could not attempt to use that list with his or her name on it as proof that s/he received her degree.
534651
Wow. Tricky situation. I feel for you. \n\nAre you able to find out about previous similar incidents at the school at what happened to the people involved? Or other schools, to work out what the precedent is in these cases.\n\nI wonder if the Citizen's advice bureau might be able to offer\nsome advice? \n\nYour point that you haven't been trained to deal with situations is a good one. At the end of the day, you only swore, no one got hurt. Sounds as if this is the first time you've been involved in anything like this, and, if you've put up with all the knocks and bangs from before you must be pretty devoted to the job. I hope they'll be lenient. \n\nGood luck.
272062
Talk to the dean over your department.  They probably don't want to be liable for any further injury to yourself or to any patients you will be working with.  Usually if there is an extenuating circumstance they will work with you.
631249
hmmm...sounds like a suicide attempt. I  wanted to ignore your post, but I want to tell you, there's counselors in almost every community.  \nSeek help and don't slice that wrist.
647712
It looks as though you have gotten a lot of good answers already.  I just wanted to tell you that I am in the medical profession and I can tell you for a fact that anything you tell your doctor is confidential.  However, if the psychiatrist, doctor, psychologist, etc. feels that you pose a risk to yourself or to someone else, they will report you.  \n\nWhat happens is that you'll be placed on what they call a 51/50 hold, where you will be admitted to a psychiatric facility and then interviewed and assessed by an appropriate staff memeber (doctor, psychiatrist, etc).  If they agree with your doctor's assessment, then you will be held for a few days until you have been placed on medication and stabilized on those meds.  \n\nI know this sounds scary, but this is actually a good thing, because it gives you a safe place to stay where you'll get the help you need, and you will most likely be placed back on antidepressants.  \n\nI'm not sure why your doctor took you off Prozac, but doctors and psychiatrists are the only people who can put you on medications, so a counselor will not place you back on any antidepressant. \n\nOne other thing to note is that if you are having suicidal thoughts, but aren't actively planning to commit suicide, then your doctor may not place you on a 51/50.  It all depends on the doctor's assessment.  I would advise you to be as truthful as possible with your doctor, because that is the only way he or she can help you.  \n\nI wish you the best of luck.
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I know, isn't that just a dumb fu**** up policy? I mean, what about people who commit serious violent crimes, like rape and murder? They could be convicted, do some time, go on parole, get rehabbed, and get money to get a college degree... Seriously, the application doesn't even ask.\n\nAnyway, if the information you have presented is accurate and you are as sincere as you sound, I definitely encourage you to keep asking people about this (although I realize you may not want to reveal this to people) to get more info and to build support and also advocate for yourself via all the avenues available to you and then some. Good luck!
261313
Unfortunately, you probably will not be able to get the community college to erase your transcript. It's considered a permanent record. Here's what you can do: your school should have an Office for Services to Disabled Students ... you'll want to talk to them about getting some extra help in your classes, like free tutors or extra time to take tests. Depending on what state you are in, your school should also have some type of Academic Forgiveness policy where, if you re-take the classes you did poorly in and you do well the second time, the school will remove the previous classes from your GPA, but they will always be recorded on your transcript. Hope this helps! Good Luck!!
673964
There will be a police report of the incident, however if she was not taken in or treated for depression, or sent for a psychological evaluation, it will state in the police report that all was ok and it was just a concerned boyfriend who made the call. She won't have "suicidal maniac" stamped on her criminal record or anything- lay this to rest and quit worrying about it.
292603
It may not be public record, but if it is you could probably get access to it by talking to either the principal or superintendent of your school.  It may help if a parent helps you so that they know you're serious.
354779
I think a felony record is permanent.  I don't know about all employers,  but I work for the state of Arkansas and I think that if the incident happened at least 10 years,  you are considered for employment.    Sometimes one can get his record sealed so that it won't show up when a back ground is checked.  This is about all I know,  so I wish you good luck in what ever you do.  Sincerely,    David
539726
First whatever I say don't take it to heart. I would hate to say something that would make it worse. This seems to be a very sensitve subject and I don't want you to necessarily follow what I say. Visit your guidance counselor or one of your teachers. Do you have any friends that you do trust? Really the best thing you can do is talk to someone. Find someone you trust enough to let into your life or your situation. Whenever you feel suicidal it is always helpful to talk to someone you trust or who knows you. I feel for you and will pray for you. And I'm sorry about whats going on .
538466
You can not be sent to jail after a suicide attempt.  That is what is meant by it is not an imprison-able or capital offense.  It is not an offense at all.  People who have attempted suicide are often taken to a hospital.  When they are stable, depending on their state of being are either released or taken to a treatment facility.  Attempted suicide is a person's desperate cry for help.  It does not mean they have a pathetic life, it means they have severe depression and need professional help to overcome the despair and sadness in their life.  People who love people who have committed suicide or attempted suicide will disagree with you that no one cares for a person who attempts suicide.  I have a nephew who has attempted suicide twice.  He is under a doctor's care, but struggles with many issues including depression.  Trust us, none of us wants him to take his own life.