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When an applicant, employee, or even a newly elected official refuses to submit to a background check, most would assume that they have something to h...
One of the biggest trends in the background check industry over the past few years has been a campaign to make schools safer and more secure. In the w...
Based on Virginia state laws, all college in the state, be they public or private institutions, are required to pass on a list to the Virginia State P...
For years, Thomas Beidleman had it made as one of the most respected golf coaches in college sports. For 10 seasons, from 2001 to 2010, Beidleman serv...
Last semester, OU student Christopher Flores was charged with lewd acts against a child during the field teaching required for his major. This inciden...
With more and more schools entrusting tasks like bus driving, coaching, and cleaning to contractors, there is definitely a need to ensure that contrac...
State legislators and other individuals serving as Trustees for Delaware State University were shocked to learn that Freddie A Asinor, the head of the...
According to Michelle Roberge, volunteer coordinator for Pinellas County schools, volunteers are the “heart and soul” of a good school. They provide m...
This spring, the Texas legislature passed a new law permitting state-funded colleges and universities to conduct criminal background checks on all stu...
Ohio State University is joining the ranks of the many schools that have finally put into place official rules requiring background checks on all empl...
Currently, only some Duke faculty members have to undergo background checks. Right now though, there are talks in which policy makers are deciding whe...
With a few exceptions, background checks are generally thought of as pertaining to employment situations. However, growing reservations about educatio...
Background checks grabbed national headlines this week, as Wall Street Journal columnist Campbell Brown revealed numerous instances where teachers uni...
Could hiring managers be banned entirely from looking at the social media profiles of their potential employees? It’s certainly possible after a Novem...
While it is a good thing that background checks for faculty members seem to have arrived, it is a good question to ask why they actually took as long ...
Following the arrest of a former accountant, the President of the Mississippi University for Women, Dr. Jim Borsig, admits that an unreliable hiring p...
School board member John Dutcher of the Johnston Community School District Board of Education isquestioning why the school district only conducts back...
South Carolina’s Jasper County School District officials have recently revealed that not all employees have received background checks, a requirement ...
A recently passed policy at Pennsylvania State University now requires all new hires and contract employees to complete a criminal background check be...
The state of Pennsylvania have been sued by four teachers who are fighting to save their jobs after new laws have been put in place to protect childre...
Ever since the Penn State and Syracuse scandals came to light, colleges and universities across the country have been asked if they are doing enough w...
With the slate of recent negative news items featuring school officials and employees caught in or accused of criminal activitiy and offenses against ...
All employers have a responsibility to ensure the safest work environment possible for their employees. Schools and school districts have the added ob...
The Duval County school board in Florida is reviewing its hiring procedures due to two separate incidents of school district teachers arrested for mol...
Three professors employed by the University of the District of Columbia are accused of holding Ph.D degrees obtained by a non-accredited online progra...
Late last month January, Beaumont Independent School District in Texas performed a routine drug roundup in their schools. Though it is not unusual to ...
It was recently discovered that an Augusta, SC PTO Treasurer has an extensive criminal record. Connie Boisclair had been sentenced 20 years ago to 33 ...
The University of Alabama recently hired a head football coach with a DUI on their record. Garrick McGee, former offensive coordinator from the Univer...
Since the Penn State coach scandal, there has been a rush nationwide to reform and re-evaluate the way schools are conducting background checks on all...
If you think the chaperones that are going along with your children’s school trips are safe, you may be sorely mistaken. According to research, most s...
After discovering that they had admitted Level II and Level III sex offenders, the University of Washington (UW) officials are now debating whether th...
Effective September 1st of this year, officials at Duke University in North Carolina are requiring everyone on campus who works in programs or activit...
In mid-March, as COVID-19 began spreading in earnest in the United States and the economy ground to a screeching halt, one of the biggest casualties w...
Should schools ask a parent for a background check? There are times when vetting parents may be a smart idea. See how and why schools choose this path...
When you run an organization providing child care, is a background check a requirement for employees? Yes, they are required. Find out why and learn m...
Those chaperones watching children on field trips are safe, right? Maybe not. Learn about the risks and explore school background check solutions now.