Criminals Need Not Apply for School Volunteer Jobs
by Jason Morris
Criminals Need Not Apply for School Volunteer Jobs
By Ray Pitz
The Beaverton Valley Times, Aug 21, 2008
Everyone from school field trip chaperones to parents who read individually with students will soon have to pass a criminal background check if they want to volunteer at area schools.
On Monday, the Beaverton School Board approved a policy that would require conducting background checks on the district’s estimated 10,000 volunteers at 50 schools.
The policy will affect those who have direct contact with students.
Randy Kayfes, director of public safety and the lone sworn police officer working for the Beaverton School District, said the district plans to run the checks through the Oregon Law Enforcement Data System. That system, which requires having a police officer on staff to administer, is expected to be faster than a current system the district uses to run checks on its employees.
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