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Committee reviews criminal‑history policies; fingerprint checks approved on first vote
Summary
The committee reviewed two personnel background policies: a first reading to add state registry checks to the criminal record investigation policy and a roll‑call approval of the fingerprint‑based criminal history (CHRI) policy.
Hopkinton Public Schools’ school committee on Feb. 27 reviewed proposed updates to two background‑check policies and approved one of them by roll call.
A staff member introducing proposed edits said the district currently requires a CORI (criminal offender record information) check for employees and volunteers and recommended adding language to include the state registry check alongside CORI. “So the reason that you have this policy before you tonight is that we have simply added language so that we could include the [state offender registry] alongside the CORI,” the staff member said during the first reading of Policy ADDA.
Separately, the committee considered Policy ADDB, governing fingerprint‑based criminal history record information checks made for non‑criminal justice purposes. The staff presenter said reviewers found no substantive changes other than updating pronouns; because ADDB had no substantive edits, the committee held a vote that night. Kyla moved to approve the ADDB fingerprint policy; the motion was seconded, and a roll‑call vote recorded unanimous approval among members present.
Committee members agreed to return Policy ADDA for a second reading with the added language about the state registry and to continue aligning practices with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Early Education and Care where appropriate.
The committee did not approve ADDA at the meeting; that item will return for a second reading and formal vote at a later meeting.
