(from Inside Higher Ed) Will activism-related suspensions of high school students impact their college applications and acceptances? Last week's deadly shootings at a Florida high school have prompted growing numbers of walkouts and protests by students calling for tougher gun laws, forcing school leaders to consider whether to suspend the students even as they also also consider taking further security measures at their schools. But while many colleges and universities in the past have held suspensions against student-applicants, a number of schools have taken the unusual step of announcing that suspensions or other forms of discipline related to anti-gun protests will not hurt students' prospects.
One of the most detailed statements came from Stu Schmill, dean of admissions and financial services at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He wrote, in part:
Other schools that have posted assurances include Tulane University, Smith College, the California Institute of Technology and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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