Board considers updated volunteer background-guideline process
Administrators proposed keeping a 5-year misdemeanor and 15-year felony baseline for volunteer eligibility but allowing people with nonviolent felony records older than 10 years to petition the board; the board moved to add proposed guidelines to volunteer background checks for further review.
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Mr. Qualters reviewed the district's current volunteer background practice and said the policy historically followed a five-year lookback for misdemeanors and 15 years for felonies. He suggested maintaining that baseline but permitting applicants with nonviolent felonies after 10 years to petition a committee or the board for approval.
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