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School board adopts VDSS acknowledgement form for bus applicants after debate on CPS checks
Summary
Suffolk school board voted to adopt a VDSS central-registry acknowledgement to speed hiring of bus drivers but debated whether to wait for Department of Social Services (CPS) central‑registry results. The board heard staff explain the difference between fingerprint criminal checks and the CPS registry before approving the form.
The Suffolk City Public Schools Board on March 27 voted to adopt a VDSS (Virginia Department of Social Services) applicant acknowledgement form for bus-driver hires after a lengthy discussion about background‑check timing and student safety.
The board approved the waiver form in a motion by Vice Chair McGee, seconded by board member Jenkins, to allow staff to use the acknowledgement to expedite hiring while the state CPS central‑registry check is pending. The vote carried and the motion passed.
The discussion centered on two distinct checks staff already run: a fingerprint‑based criminal background check through the state police and a separate central‑registry check through social services for substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect. "We do two background checks,"…
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