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3121 - PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECK - TEACHERS
To protect students and staff, the School Board requires an inquiry into the personal background of each applicant the Superintendent recommends for employment on the Corporation's professional staff. Such an inquiry shall be made for all substitutes.
The Superintendent shall establish the necessary procedures for obtaining the background information on each applicant recommended for employment as professional staff which shall include the following:
| A. | expanded national criminal history check (as defined by I.C. 20-26-2-1.5) of the criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification or another method of positive identification; | |
| B. | a search of the national sex offender registry maintained by the United States Department of Justice; | |
| C. | telephone inquiry with former employers; | |
| D. | explanations of any employment gaps to ensure the candidate has not omitted an employer where an offense occurred; | |
| E. | fingerprint check. |
The Board may deny employment to an applicant who is convicted of an offense for which the license may be revoked or suspended by State law.
Should it be necessary to employ a person in order to maintain continuity of the program prior to receipt of the report, the Superintendent may provide for a substitute or employ the applicant as a substitute.
The procedures shall provide that information and records obtained from pre-employment inquiries under this policy are confidential and shall not be released except as necessary to implement this policy or defend a decision made pursuant to this policy.
Any costs associated with obtaining the criminal history record are to be borne by the applicant.
During the course of his/her employment with the School Corporation, each professional staff employee and substitute teacher shall be required to report his/her conviction of criminal charges to the Superintendent within two (2) business days of the occurrence. The Superintendent shall obtain a review of each reported conviction and shall take appropriate action considering the risk to members of the school community presented by the continued participation and access of the convicted employee.
The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines to implement this policy.
I.C. 10-13-3, 20-26-2-1.5
I.C. 20-26-5-10,11, 20-28-1, 8; 20-28-5-9, 35-42-4
Adopted 12/11/07
Revised 10/13/09