A guide to how youth sports programs should conduct background checks

In today’s communities, coaches and instructors play crucial roles in the success of youth sports leagues. The good coaches, and there are so many out there, devote countless hours and […]
School openings across globe suggest ways to keep coronavirus at bay, despite outbreaks

Excerpted from Science by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Gretchen Vogel, Meagan Weiland Early this spring, school gates around the world slammed shut. By early April, an astonishing 1.5 billion young people were […]
Parents concerned over school volunteer background checks after security lapse

Excerpted from Pittsburgh’s Action News by Elena LaQuatra Parents in the Norwin School District are concerned after a volunteer facing criminal charges was in attendance during a production of the […]
Moundsville officials to start performing background checks on coaches

Excerpted from WTFR.com by Aliah Keller, Shelby Davis The City of Moundsville is gearing up to do background checks on its coaches. City officials say that although schools in the […]