Background checks bar more than 260 from work in Chicago schools
A whopping total of 266 employees of the Chicago Public School (CPS) District will require additional screening after they were “flagged” following background checks conducted this summer. That means that […]
Sign of the times – TN district requires all visitors to go through screening
Excerpted from a WVLT.TV post by Amanda Ferguson Wednesday was the first day of school for Maryville City Schools in Knoxville, Tennessee. All seven schools have a new security system. […]
Thousands of new background checks are big back-to-school issue
Excerpted from a Lexington Herald-Leader story by Valarie Honeycutt Spears A Kentucky law with “good intentions” is causing serious problems for school districts around the state, just as teachers and […]
CT – school board debates criminal background limits to employment
Excerpted from a CT Post story The husband of a city school teacher says it is inconceivable to him that the school board would consider giving work to someone he […]