Volunteer Efforts Being Stifled by Background Check Requirements

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Obviously, I’m a strong believer in background checks and the need to protect oneself and others from the occasional nut job, swindler, criminal, or just plain old repeat offender. However, as mentioned in previous posts, the post 9/11 world has lead to a rather alarming rise in criminal background checks and when or how they [...]

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Are School Volunteers To Be Trusted?

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Recently an article about doing background checks on volunteers caught my eye. Not because it was poorly written, but because I paused for a second and thought about the state of affairs, and what they’ve become. The author was wondering whether volunteer background checks should be conducted on everyone lending a hand at the local [...]

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