Wilson County Board approves policy requiring employee consent to recurring background checks
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The Wilson County Board of Education unanimously approved revised policy 71-10 to require employees' consent to ongoing district background checks (currently Guardian). The change was approved as an action item after the board waived a second reading.
The Wilson County Board of Education on Oct. 20 unanimously approved a revision to policy 71-10 that requires employees to consent to regular background checks by the district-approved service, currently Guardian.
The policy change, moved from an information item to action by Mrs. Boyette and seconded by Mr. Breen and Miss Powell, adds the language that "from the date of initial hire with Wilson County Schools, all employees consent to being regularly monitored by the district approved background check process, which is currently Guardian." The board voted by voice; the chair announced the motion carried unanimously.
Board members discussed the motion as part of the Instructional Services Committee's recommendations. The committee had presented the revision as a first reading earlier in the meeting and the board voted to waive a second reading before taking the final vote.
The action takes effect under district policy as approved; the board did not specify an implementation date during the public portion of the meeting. No amendment to the motion was recorded.
The approval was one of several personnel- and administration-related policy items considered during the committee reports portion of the meeting.