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Welp, after much unnecessary worry I got a blue card in the mail, and then the DO letter saying that I'm clear about 2 weeks after that. So, from the time I sent everything off it took three weeks to get the blue card, and 5 weeks to get the DO letter. I wasn't supposed to get the blue card, but I guess that means that nothing showed up on my background check, and then they reviewed my paperwork and thought that everything was fine.

Are you in Texas? I don't know what causes something to go to enforcement, but I've done some research, and I found out that juvenile charges in TX are subject to restricted access even from other law enforcement agencies if that individual doesn't commit another crime after the age of 17 that is punishable by jailtime. Since the para charge is just a class C misdemeanor punishable by a 500$ fine then I would guess that the BON won't see the juvenile charge. If it looks to them like there is only 1 charge then they may be inclined to view it as an isolated incedent which is probably not that big of a deal. I'm no expert though, just another nursing student who is in a similar situation and has read up on this stuff. There is actually a list of offenses that the BON considers to minor to investigate. Here is a link to that list. Good luck, and please let us know how it turns out. https://www.bon.texas.gov/pdfs/board_meetings_pdfs/2008/July/6-7.pdf

Update: Just FYI I was accepted into the program with the 56% for the conclusions section of the HESI. They only look at the scores of the 4 major sections, not the small subsections.

Hello all, I could use some advice/encouragement. I filed a declaratory order with the BON disclosing 2 arrests that were for failure to appear. I had gotten 1 ticket over 10 years ago for driving without insurance, and another ticket for driving without a license 5 years ago. I let both tickets go to warrant, and for the first one I was picked up by an officer who ran my plates, for the second ticket I turned myself in to the police to sit out the fines because I couldn't afford to pay them. Due to the driver responsibility program that we have here in TX I was also issued surcharges with the fines, and if I ever made a late payment on one of these surcharges my license would be suspended. I was caught in this loop of fines that I couldn't afford to pay, my license would get suspended, I would pay a surcharge then another would crop up and I just couldn't keep up with it for a long time. Since then I have paid all of the fines and have had my license reinstated. I disclosed all of this to the board before I was fingerprinted and am now waiting to hear back. I was also arrested when I was 15 for shoplifting. I was never charged with any crime though and was told that it wouldn't show up on my record. I read up on the laws concerning juvenile criminal history, and found out that in Texas juvenile records are automatically restricted when you turn 21 and should remain restricted even from other criminal justice agencies, as long as the individual in question doesn't commit a class A or B misdemeanor or worse after the age of 17. I also read on the declaratory order form that we are not required to disclose juvenile records that were adjudicated without a finding of delinquent conduct. I feel as though I have done the research, and have done my best to complete this process properly, but I'm terrified that this shoplifting charge might show up. I thought that I was following the guidelines, and that I reported everything that I was required by law to report. However, I keep reading about people who had their juvenile records sealed, who have still been asked to report these offenses even though they are not required by law to do so. How is this possible? Isn't it illegal to state on the application that it isn't necessary to report these things, and then penalize people for not reporting them? I'm so afraid. I just filed my DO at the end of October, and I am supposed to start the program in January. If I don't get cleared, I'll lose my spot, my university student job, and my ability to recieve financial aid which is partially how I pay my bills. Any insight into this matter would be greatly appreciated. I feel tricked. I feel like my school should have warned me about this possibility before it was so late in the semester. The university has made over 20,000$ off of me so far, but if I cannot get this letter in on time nevermind that I have a 3.9 GPA and have worked hard for 2 solid years for this...I'm left with no job, no school, no health insurance etc. and no one will care. How do they sleep at night?

I've been scouring the internet for information on this type of issue, and I read about something called automatic restriction of juvenille records in Texas. It says that juvenille records cannot be accessed by anyone for any reason other than by a criminal justice agency for a criminal justice purpose, or for research. The records are automatically restricted when you turn 21 and only become visible again if the offender commits another class A or B misdemeanor or worse as an adult. If I am understanding this correctly, a person who commited a crime as a juvenille which is 16 and under can legally answer no to question #1 on the D.O. if they haven't done anything else major since. Here's this link so people can check it out. I'm curious to find out if anyone else has heard of this. Automatic Restriction of Access to Records

Hello all! I just took my HESI exam today and got an overall score of 93%. I had an overall score of 82% on the reading comprehension section, but for the subsection conclusions I got a 56%. Does anyone know if UTA uses your overall score for this category, or if you need to make above a 75% for each subsection as well. I'm so nervous and did extremely well in the other sections and have a 3.86 gpa. I just need some peace of mind that a low score on this subsection won't sink me.