Education licenses don’t display past misconduct or investigations against teachers Educational licenses don’t always show if a licensed educator pleaded guilty to a crime, including sexual or physical abuse. Future employers can not always see if a licensed teacher, coach, or paraeducator is under investigation. Although, some licenses are labeled with disciplinary actions from the Board of Educational Examiners. Our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Team learned the practice isn’t consistent and gives school districts one less resource to learn about an employer’s history. Licenses don’t contain history: Iowa’s legislature passed a law requiring all school district employees to have a background check, around eight years ago. The law covers all school ... Continue reading... https://www.kcrg.com/2021/12/11/edu...isconduct-or-investigations-against-teachers/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Education licenses don’t display past misconduct or investigations against teachers[/google] This is Part 2 of our KCRG-TV9′s i9 Investigative Team’s “Pass the Trash” Investigation. You can read our first story on school staff members being able to resign and being able to work in another school. Our second story was about loopholes in new laws supposed to stop this practice.
