Kicked out of Trucking school 7 yrs ago for disclosing was sent to mental instutution

Hello im new and i have maybe a hard question to ask. I enrolled in trucking school about 7 yrs ago. Its all kind of hazy in my memory of exactly what happened but ill try to remember the details i can. I signed up for trucking school and all was going well untill i see something in a manual about some kind of federal law not allowing people with mental issues drive a truck. I realized even if a trucking company hired me i might get fired for having been recently court ordered to a mental institution for evaluation. I had recently been seperated from my wife and to make a long story short i kinda went off the deep end. I took some pills after we had gotten into an argument and after calming down drove myself to the hospital. I was court ordered to get evaluated in a mental institution for 48 hrs. Anyways i thought i better let the people know at the school so i told them the situation and they called the company that was supposed to hire me and they decided they didnt or couldnt (i dont remember which). I do remember being told from the trucking school before they called the trucking company that was supposed to hire me that if it was court ordered then there might be a problem and it was a problem. Im wondering since this was 7 yrs ago would it be wise to try again and if it would still stop me from driving a truck. Im thinking i told them because i thought it would have shown up in my criminal background check. If im not mistaken trucking companies also want your medical records? I dont really remember but it seems like i had to have my medical records released, i may be wrong about that. Thanks

 

Yeah im guessing it would have showed up on my criminal record back then since it was court ordered but could be wrong. I wish i could remember more about the details. I just remember there was some kind of federal law preventing me from driving a truck since i was in that hospital for taking the pills. Im just trying to find out if it would stop me forever. I think ill call a local trucking school to see what they say tomorrow. I have the cash to pay dfor the school but dont wanna pay if im just gonna get kicked out again.

 

It was 7 yrs ago and im not on meds. I was on meds only for a very short time. Im just worried if it would show in a background check or if they will find in the check i was kicked out of trucking school. Theres no problems now so nothing in my life right now could disqualify me.

 

Oh and i dont remember having to see anyone. I went on my own a couple times but the doctor told me if he had went through the same thing i had he woulda went crazy also and it was a normal emotional breakdown. Well ill call the school in the morning and see if i can find out anything else. Maybe i had to have my medical records for another purpose around the same time and just thought it was for the trucking school.

 

I found the Medical records i went to get and it also jogged my memory on why i got them. I got the Medical records to see what the diagnosis was and to try to find out if it was court ordered after i got kicked out. It says the diagnosis was "Depression with suicidal idealology". Im guessing thats a short term diagnosis since i dont have those feelings anymore. I think it was court ordered because i was transported by a sherrif. I dont know if it is or was on my criminal record but if it was then it must have been a misdemeanor. I never went to court over it so i dont think it would even be on my record. I think even if it was then it might not even matter since its been over 5 yrs. Ill make some calls tomorrow for sure and update