How exactly do “permanent records” work? Do they actually exist, especially beyond school?
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I don’t think an employer will care about what I got in trouble for in high school, when I graduated high school 35 years ago.
What I’m saying is, even if they’re real things, they have less and less importance as time passes. Aside from grades, what you did in high school probably doesn’t matter to anyone 5 years later. And grades really only matter for getting you into college.
Since no one really answered your question – beyond school it is your criminal record. In the USA, any misdemeanors or felonies stay on your record unless expunged (thrown out). Felonies being the worst as they prevent you from owning firearms, voting in some states, and will make getting a job and housing incredibly difficult.
Whenever you see the phrase “background check”, this is what they are referring to. A landlord or employer is checking your “permanent record”.
LET’S SAY THEY’RE REAL
I don’t think an employer will care about what I got in trouble for in high school, when I graduated high school 35 years ago.
What I’m saying is, even if they’re real things, they have less and less importance as time passes. Aside from grades, what you did in high school probably doesn’t matter to anyone 5 years later. And grades really only matter for getting you into college.
LET’S SAY THEY’RE REAL
I don’t think an employer will care about what I got in trouble for in high school, when I graduated high school 35 years ago.
What I’m saying is, even if they’re real things, they have less and less importance as time passes. Aside from grades, what you did in high school probably doesn’t matter to anyone 5 years later. And grades really only matter for getting you into college.
The only permanent record that will really impact your life is having a state prison record. That will show up in any cheap preliminary background check you can run online for $7.
That will disqualify you from most jobs, lease applications, volunteer work with kids, and entry into many countries like Canada.
Public school records will start going through a winnowing process once you graduate. Beginning one year after graduation and for the next seven, information is slowly purged. After 5 to 7 years the only information that is “permanent” are records of extracurricular activities (if any), degrees and awards, report cards, and high school transcripts. Some information such as special education records can be maintained, but only if the graduating student requests it. Basically by the time you’re 25, all that still exists is proof you went to school, proof you graduated, and maybe a list of classes you took in high school.
Public school records will start going through a winnowing process once you graduate. Beginning one year after graduation and for the next seven, information is slowly purged. After 5 to 7 years the only information that is “permanent” are records of extracurricular activities (if any), degrees and awards, report cards, and high school transcripts. Some information such as special education records can be maintained, but only if the graduating student requests it. Basically by the time you’re 25, all that still exists is proof you went to school, proof you graduated, and maybe a list of classes you took in high school.
Public school records will start going through a winnowing process once you graduate. Beginning one year after graduation and for the next seven, information is slowly purged. After 5 to 7 years the only information that is “permanent” are records of extracurricular activities (if any), degrees and awards, report cards, and high school transcripts. Some information such as special education records can be maintained, but only if the graduating student requests it. Basically by the time you’re 25, all that still exists is proof you went to school, proof you graduated, and maybe a list of classes you took in high school.
The only permanent record that will really impact your life is having a state prison record. That will show up in any cheap preliminary background check you can run online for $7.
That will disqualify you from most jobs, lease applications, volunteer work with kids, and entry into many countries like Canada.
The only permanent record that will really impact your life is having a state prison record. That will show up in any cheap preliminary background check you can run online for $7.
That will disqualify you from most jobs, lease applications, volunteer work with kids, and entry into many countries like Canada.
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