Background Checks Aren’t Perfect… But They Do Help Reduce Risks
There are several issues that I have with this article, because while it is a factual statement that background checks aren’t foolproof, there is a better method of conducting them. I really do not think that everything is being done to protect the children, if they are not exhausting all avenues of background checks, instead of relying on a cursory check at the beginning of their employment. There is a new trend out there, called progressive screening and has the same methodology as random drug screening. This could be a suggestion to the school district.
As children return to school after a year when several Fairfax County Public Schools staff were arrested, those in charge of the school system’s hiring say they are doing everything possible to keep criminals away from students.
An unusually high number of school employees were arrested during the 2007-2008 school year, said Kevin North, head of the school system’s Human Resources Department.
