Teachers, Child Care Workers Now Must Submit Fingerprints for Background Checks: What Do You Think?
Until a new law was signed by the governor on Friday, Massachusetts was the only state not to require nationwide background checks for school district employees.
School and child care employees now must be fingerprinted before starting employment. On Friday, Gov. Dval Patrick signed a bill that requires teachers, workers at child care centers and school bus drivers to submit fingerprints for criminal background checks. Until now, school employees have been required to undergo a CORI check, which only reveals whether or not an individual has a criminal record in Massachusetts, and does not indicate any possible criminal record in other states. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Massachusetts State Police for a state criminal history check and forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check, reports the Associated Press. The state legislature passed the …
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8:44 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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