Hi,
I've been accepted into a nursing program and will start in December.
My problem is this-when I was 17, I got into a bit of trouble with the law (a petty retail theft and a disorderly conduct) My lawyer, the court, and a juvenile probation officer have all told me that my record is sealed, no one will ever know about any of this after I turned 18, and even on applications, etc., I could deny the existence of a criminal background.
During enrollment, my state criminal record check came back completely clean. (Pennsylvania) After seeing this, and following the advice of my lawyer, I told the school I had no criminal background.
Then, I came on this forum and read that the BON could see sealed records. After contacting the Bon and getting a completely unsatisfactory response, (they just said be honest on my application for a license) my head is spinning. I have no problem being honest with the Bon, or even with the school, I'm just afraid they will not allow me to go there, thinking I was lieing on my application?! I would have told them in the first place if I'd have known it would have come down to this.
So, Should I tell the school about this?! Can the school view applications sent to the Bon? Has anyone been in a situation similar to this?
Any input or advice would be SO greatly appreciated.