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School Background Checks Under Scrutiny - 10TV

School Background Checks Under Scrutiny
10TV
The teacher, Mark Berndt, had passed his background check, CrimeTracker 10's Jeff Hogan reported. A central Ohio superintendent said on Thursday that there were checks in place to prevent a school employee from getting away with criminal behavior.

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Fingerprinting required by school boards: New policy extends to non-parent volunteers
Volunteers with the Easton, Redding and Region 9 school districts will now have to submit to fingerprinting and a criminal background check. The Region 9 Board of Education adopted this policy after a unanimous vote during its Jan. 17 meeting. The Redding board approved it at its Jan. 3 meeting, and the Easton board at its Jan. 10 meeting. "We adopted the policy to conform to the state law ...

Sitter background checks pose challenge for parents - Boston.com

Sitter background checks pose challenge for parents
Boston.com
The case of David Ettlinger - a Newton teacher arrested on child pornography charges who also advertised his services on online baby sitter listings - sheds light on the limits of background checks and the reliability of endorsements by child-care .

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Fingerprint scanner streamlines background checks - St. Albert Gazette

Fingerprint scanner streamlines background checks
St. Albert Gazette
The scanner drastically reduces the time it takes police to complete a background check on prospective volunteers. Now, there's no ink, no mess and no more waiting for months and months. That leaves people like Pat Phelan breathing a huge sigh of .

Prosecutor: Tollway worker used background check illegally
An Illinois Toll Highway Authority worker was charged Thursday with two counts of official misconduct after she used a law enforcement database system for personal use, authorities said...

Fuzzy numbers on guns - Chicago Tribune

Fuzzy numbers on guns
Chicago Tribune
The gun industry's trade group, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), tracks gun sales by looking at the number of new requests to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). A check is required whenever someone buys a .

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Volunteer background check passes first hurdle - Shore News Today

Volunteer background check passes first hurdle
Shore News Today
SOMERS POINT EUR City Council introduced an ordinance Thursday that would require all youth sports employees and volunteers to undergo a criminal background check. Council tabled a similar proposal in December to allow time to craft a clause that would .
Centerville adds background probe to work with kidsStandardNet

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Huntsville considering background checks, photo IDs for door-to-door salespeople - al.com (blog)

al.com (blog)

Huntsville considering background checks, photo IDs for door-to-door salespeople
al.com (blog)
By Steve Doyle, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Commercial salespeople going door-to-door in Huntsville could soon be required to submit to a background check and carry a city-issued photo identification badge. City Council President Mark .
Huntsville City Council Proposing Solicitor PermitsWHNT
Huntsville may change rules for door-to-door salesBirmingham Business Journal

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EmployeeScreenIQ Webinar Examines HR Response to Background Check Challenges, Reveals 2012 Trends Survey Results
February 15 webinar from global screening provider will offer tips and best practices to remain legally compliant when questions ariseCleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 When a job candidate's background check doesn't check out, an employer's next move can spell the difference between a legal hiring decision and costly litigation.HR professionals are invited to attend a free webcast from ...

New Virgin Atlantic recruits paying for own criminal checks - BBC News

BBC News

New Virgin Atlantic recruits paying for own criminal checks
BBC News
New staff at the airline's call centre in Swansea have been asked to pay 25 for the background check. Department of Transport rules require criminal checks for air-side staff but not for other airline employees. Virgin Atlantic says its recruitment .
Virgin Atlantic puts cost of criminal record check onto staffMyFinances.co.uk

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'It makes me want to home school my kids, honestly' - KIMA CBS 29

KIMA CBS 29

'It makes me want to home school my kids, honestly'
KIMA CBS 29
You might not think about who comes in contact with your child in the classroom, but Action News learned that some preschools don't perform background checks on volunteers and aren't required to. YAKIMA, Wash. -- Parents across the Yakima Valley are .

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