NC bill: require teacher fingerprints, background checks | Raleigh News & Observer People who want to work in North Carolina public schools could be required to be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check under legislation backed by some state lawmakers. The N.C. House Education Committee passed Tuesday legislation that would require public schools to do criminal background checks of job applicants. The legislation would also require people who want to become teachers, or teachers seeking to renew their license, to be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check. People who refuse to submit to the checks under House Bill 240 would be denied a job and a teaching license. Schools aren’t ... Continue reading... https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article250979549.html Find in Internet Archives [google]NC bill: require teacher fingerprints, background checks | Raleigh News & Observer[/google] NC bill: require teacher fingerprints, background checks | Charlotte Observer People who want to work in North Carolina public schools could be required to be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check under legislation backed by some state lawmakers. The N.C. House Education Committee passed Tuesday legislation that would require public schools to do criminal background checks of job applicants. The legislation would also require people who want to become teachers, or teachers seeking to renew their license, to be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check. People who refuse to submit to the checks under House Bill 240 would be denied a job and a teaching license. Schools aren’t ... Continue reading... https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article250979549.html Find in Internet Archives [google]NC bill: require teacher fingerprints, background checks | Charlotte Observer[/google] NC may require some teachers to be fingerprinted, undergo criminal records check People who want to work in North Carolina public schools could be required to be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check under legislation backed by some state lawmakers. The N.C. House Education Committee passed Tuesday legislation that would require public schools to do criminal background checks of job applicants. The legislation would also require people who want to become teachers, or teachers seeking to renew their license, to be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check. People who refuse to submit to the checks under House Bill 240 would be denied a job and a teaching license. Schools aren't ... Continue reading... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/n...ed-undergo-criminal-records-check/ar-BB1g94hj Find in Internet Archives [google]NC may require some teachers to be fingerprinted, undergo criminal records check[/google]
New push to fingerprint teacher candidates in NC A bill has been introduced in Raleigh that would regulate teacher background checks at the state level, and require teaching applicants to undergo fingerprint-level background checks before being placed in a classroom. North Carolina lawmakers have been trying for years to require public school teachers to fingerprint teachers. The movement really gained traction several years ago, when USA Today gave North Carolina an “F” when it came to its tracking system for problem teachers. The state specifically lost points for a weak background check system, where screening is left up to local school districts. Most North Carolina school districts do ... Continue reading... https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/new-push-to-fingerprint-teacher-candidates-in-nc/ Find in Internet Archives [google]New push to fingerprint teacher candidates in NC[/google]
