Monday, January 10, 2005

Volunteer Background Checks - In the News

In her article Background check? So?, T Keung Hui of the News Observer reports that schools throughout North Carolina are using background checks to screen out volunteers with criminal records and/or poor driving records. So far, roughly two hundred people with criminal records or bad driving records have been prevented from driving students or having unsupervised access to students.

Inquest encourages organizations that require the help of volunteers or interns to utilize background checks as part of the screening process, whether children are involved or not.

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