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DD Suspended from Uni

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Velvetlady · 25/10/2016 15:30

My 17 year old DD has been asked to leave her halls of residence and has been suspended from her course. Last week, she had friends round for a drink and things got out of hand. Neighbours complained to the Police about noise and a window was broken! One of DD's friends invited boys round once DD had gone to bed & one of them stole food belonging to her flatmates! My DD apologized to all involved and replaced the food and paid for the window to be fixed. However, the other day DD got called out of class to speak to the head of her course and the Accommodation Officer. They had a letter from DD's flatmate reporting her for drinking alcohol under age. DD was asked to leave the halls by 5pm and has been suspended from classes until a disciplinary hearing. DD wasn't able to pack her in time and had about half her belongings thrown out by the security guard. I'm so angry at DD! However, I do feel she has been treated harshly for one episode of bad behaviour. Has anyone else had a child go through a disciplinary at uni?

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scaryclown · 07/11/2016 23:23

Its great news that she's carrying on. hope its not too depressing for her to be a bit sidelined ...

CustardShoes · 08/11/2016 09:02

I don't think covering up the heat or smoke detectors was a 'silly' decision I think it was really really stupid and irresponsible decision

Extraordinarily stupid & irresponsible. Has any of you ever been in a fire? Would you like one of your children in halls to be caught up in a fire? Shock

I don't think some of you realise just how serious this could be, and what seems like jobsworth insistence on Health & Safety is actually to keep your PFBs safe.

I hope the OP's DD has learnt her lesson, and will be responsible - like not inviting drunken friends back to shared accommodation, and then going to bed and leaving them to it. And so on.

GruochMacAlpin · 08/11/2016 21:19

I agree with Custard covering up smoke alarms shows an appalling lack of judgement for someone who will have other people's lives in their hands in a few years time.

She does seem to be singularly unprepared for the real world for a 17 yo.

I hope that she will learn from this experience.

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