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December 21, 2005
Check? check? check?School districts are looking at a variety of steps to provide a safe and welcoming environment for students, according to the December cover story of American School Board Journal. But despite widespread use of background checks to screen employees, many experts continue to say the safeguards are inadequate, and as a result, people slip through the cracks. In the article "Safe Hiring," writer Ann Bridgman notes that there are more stringent requirements for people who want to brush down horses than for those who work with kids.
Background checks are also costly. But, she writes that it's much better to pay for background checks up front than after children have suffered harm and schools have faced liabilities. And, efforts are under way on the national level to help ensure that employees who regularly come in contact with children are fit to do so.
Interested? Read more here.
Posted December 21, 2005 1:30 PM
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