DT> MS>RE>    Well, I'd say that the 2 year suspension would've been far
DT> MS>RE> more  punishment than what your mythical student would've 
DT> gotten.
DT> 
DT> MS>    I wouldn't.  The student will have a black mark on any 
DT> possible
DT> MS>college  application, 
DT> 
DT> Not Necessarily......and if the kid wasn't interested in going to 
DT> college then this wouldn't matter anyway.  If he was interested in 
DT> attending college I'm sure he could find *some* college that would be 
DT> willing to take his tuition money.
    He might find "some" college interested in his tuition, but it would 
definitely limit his possibilities if he was honest on his application (where 
most ask about arrests).
DT>   The student would (likely) have a criminal record,
DT> 
DT> Which is usually wiped away if the kid doesn't repeat...
    Only if the kid's a _juvenile_ (in most states, ends with 16th birthday).
    If he did it the day he turned 16, it's a permanent adult-court record, 
likely for a felony.  Great for employment.  Great for anything requiring 
bonding or security clearance.
DT>  And while he was suspended, the hypothetical student would
DT> MS>be unlikely  to get a high-paying manufacturing job at his age. 
DT> 
DT> Not to mention he would have trouble getting into law school...or 
DT> would 
DT> he??
    I can only say that law schools, like most other secondary institutions 
ask about arrests.
    Where he might have a hell of a time is getting a law license.  In this 
state, you even undergo a fingerprint background check.  Assuming he got his 
law degree, he likely would face hassles (though _maybe_ not hopeless) on 
licensing, with a lot depending on if the charge was a felony.
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