Disciplinary Transcript Notations: A Year in Review and Discussion 3.26.2018
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The bill would forbid the state's public and private colleges from asking about applicants' criminal histories.
Many colleges "continue to use admissions policies that disproportionately and gratuitously benefit students from white and affluent families."
The Texas Legislature recently passed a trio of bills addressing campus-based sexual assault and harassment, including one measure that requires institutions to annotate a student's transcript if they are asked to leave campus for a nonacademic reason.
Legislation would encourage institutions to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admissions applications by providing guidance and training to change their policies.
Legislation would have blocked public colleges and universities from asking applicants about their criminal history.
Individual colleges maintain the right to ask the question on their supplements to the Common Application, just as they have had the ability to not consider the information provided to date.
K-12 EDUCATION: Discipline Disparities for Black Students, Boys, and Students with Disabilities
Disciplinary Notations Guidance
Thinking 'beyond the box': The use of criminal records in college admissions
Beyond the Box: Increasing Access to Higher Education for Justice-Involved Individuals
Education Suspended: The Use of High School Disciplinary Records in College Admissions
Reconsidered: The Use of Criminal History Records in College Admissions
The workgroup recommends not asking criminal history questions on admission applications, if possible.