To more adequately safeguard students and staff members, the Board of Education requires an inquiry into the background of each applicant the Superintendent recommends for employment on the District's professional staff. This requirement includes all substitutes and persons employed on a part-time basis such as coaches or activity supervisors who may have care, custody, or control of students. It is not required of any currently-employed staff member who is a candidate for another position in the District.

The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines which will facilitate a records check that complies with the law and ensures that, at the time of the initial application, the applicant is properly informed of the requirement to obtain a.) a criminal history records check prior to employment, b.) a set of the applicant's fingerprints, and c.) proof that the applicant has been a resident of Ohio for the five (5) years previous to the criminal history records check, and if not, that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation shall be requested to obtain criminal history information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

R.C. 109.57, 109.572, 2950, 2953.32, 3319.39, 3301.541

Revised 12/93
Revised 11/28/94
Revised 7/28/03