If you or a loved one is dealing with dismissal or suspension from a college or university in Iowa, you may be extremely worried about what's going to happen next. The good news is that an attorney advisor is available to help. Going to college or university is the turning point in many young people's lives. They're going to get the education that can help propel them into their dream careers.
Students work hard and often study for years to ace the SATs and ACTs and score high GPAs so that they can get into great colleges and universities. To lose all of that and get dismissed from one of those schools is one of the most devastating things a student can face. Don't let expulsion or dismissal from your school for unsatisfactory academic progress or for misconduct allegations derail you from your future plans. You may be thinking to yourself that it's already too late, but it's never too late when it comes to your life.
There may be paths to relief that you're not even aware of. The best move you can make for your future is to reach out to national academic legal advisor Joseph Lento and his team at the Lento Law Firm at 888-535-3686 so that you can strategize the next steps you need to make to get your life back on track.
Challenging Academic Progress Dismissal
When you go to school, you can't just make a halfhearted attempt to make your way through your classes. For the most part, public and private colleges and universities in Iowa require that their students maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in order to remain enrolled at school.
In addition to having their own academic requirements, colleges and universities have to make sure students are staying on track with their grades for other reasons. Students at both private and public schools receive federal loans in order to pay for college. In order to continue receiving those loans, they have to maintain a 2.0 average or higher. If they don't, they will lose those funds. Schools are not allowed to extend federal loans to students who are not meeting the minimum academic requirement. This means that if students fall below the 2.0 threshold, there's a real possibility that they won't be able to complete their degrees.
Remediation or Probation
When students are struggling with keeping their grades up, schools usually provide them with opportunities to improve. These opportunities usually come in the form of probation or remediation. During these periods, students have the option to do things like repeat a course or retake tests in order to bring their grades up. At the end of the probation or remediation period, the professor will determine whether or not the student has satisfactorily completed their coursework.
While this may seem like a great idea on the face of it, the whole process can be - and often is - very subjective. Whether or not a student has improved or not is often a decision that is completely at the discretion of the professor, and professors don't always grade evenly and fairly across the board. They also neglect to take into account extenuating circumstances that could change the way they look at the student's lack of progress.
Many students are struggling with all types of issues outside of school, ranging from physical illnesses to mental health issues to financial issues to distressing family news. Students trying to manage all of those outside obstacles while maintaining a decent grade point average are facing an uphill battle, making failure more likely.
If schools don't take any of those extenuating circumstances into account, if they don't even know about them, or if they find out about them too late, they will not be able to use that information when making a determination about whether or not the student should be allowed to stay in the school. In some cases, schools do have that information but elect not to use it.
This is why if you're facing this type of situation, you need to go into it armed with a national academic legal advisor by your side. Joseph Lento and his team at the Lento Law Firm have years of experience defending students who are in danger of being dismissed from school as well as those who've already been dismissed. They know exactly what information to bring up to the school that will help result in a more favorable outcome.
You may not even know all of the remedies that are available to you, but the Lento team does. You cannot leave this part of your life the chance but instead must work with the Lento team in order to make sure that you're giving yourself a fighting chance.
Challenging Misconduct Dismissal or Discipline
The other reasons that you may be dismissed from school is due to academic misconduct or some other type of misconduct. Schools have codes of conduct that students must abide by in order to maintain and assure the safety of students on the campus. These codes of conduct are in addition to the rules that all schools must follow that are laid out in the Title IX law. Title IX laws were created to help ensure that American students were able to learn in environments that were free from sex discrimination.
When an allegation that violates Title IX or other federal and state laws is brought against a student, schools must act quickly in order to help ensure student safety and resolve the issue. Sometimes schools act so quickly that the rights of the accused student are not protected. Sometimes allegations are brought against students that make it difficult for them to defend themselves. Schools are not courts of law, so there is no guarantee that a student's rights will be protected, even though that is something that all schools claim that they do. Schools are fallible, and they sometimes make mistakes.
With the experts at the Lento Law Firm by your side, you have a better chance of defending yourself against allegations. They understand the nuances of academic misconduct, and they have years of experience working with schools and legal counsel for schools. Working with national academic legal advisor Joseph Lento and his firm is your best opportunity to help ensure that you get out of this with your future intact.
Consequences of Dismissal
The consequences of being dismissed from school or university can be devastating. All of your hard work will be for nought.
- Your dismissal will go on your permanent record, making it extremely difficult for you to transfer to another school. A dismissal due to academic misconduct or other type of misconduct dismissal or one due to unsatisfactory academic progress will make it difficult for you to compete against other students who don't have those marks on their records when applying to other schools.
- You will have to start paying back your loans once you are dismissed from the school. Your loan obligations don't start when you've graduated. In most cases, they start when you leave school. This could be economically devastating for someone who is depending on their degree to help them to be able to pay their future expenses.
- There are many postgraduate degree programs that require their students to have the highest ethical standards. If you're dealing with the dismissal in your record due to academic misconduct or another type of misconduct, it can be next to impossible for you to get accepted into one of these programs.
- You'll have to start your degree over again, losing all the time you've put into it. This wastes a lot of time, and it could put you into a financial bind.
Get the Help That You Need
Dismissal from a college or university due to unsatisfactory academic progress or for academic misconduct or any other type of misconduct can be devastating. The effects on your life can be long-lasting, and it will be much harder to turn everything around if you simply throw in the towel.
The good news is that it's never too late to turn everything around. Even if you've already been dismissed from your school, Joseph Lento and his team can help provide you with the tools necessary for you to appeal your situation. They've spent years defending students who've dealt with the very same situation that you're dealing with now, and they're ready to help you as well. They have the knowledge, the expertise, and the know-how to navigate even the most challenging academic dismissal cases.
This is not the time to go it alone, especially when you don't understand how the system works. This is also not the time to try out a lawyer who has no experience with these types of academic legal challenges.
Reach out to national academic attorney Joseph Lento and his team at the Lento law firm today at 888-535-3686. Your entire future could depend on it.
