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District previews B Chex volunteer screening plan; $19 fee, $99 setup, 3-year rescreening discussed
Summary
District staff presented a proposal to use B Chex for volunteer background screening for chaperones, tutors and other volunteers who will be alone with students; staff described a $99 one-time district setup fee, a $19 per-volunteer charge and a three-year rescreening cycle, and said the item was informational.
District staff presented an informational proposal on July 17 to require background screening for volunteers who will chaperone field trips, work alone with students or otherwise have unsupervised access to children, recommending use of the vendor B Chex. Staff described the proposal as an informational item (not a board vote) and said similar background-screening protocols are used by nearby systems including Huntsville City, Madison City and Limestone County. Dr. Minsky, who introduced the topic, said the goal is student safety: "for the safety of our students that we really need to go this route." He described…
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