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Committee holds background-check policy for contractors after safety questions
Summary
The committee held policy 8121 on background checks for contracted services for further work after directors said checks alone may not prevent risks; procurement staff said contracts require background checks and employee relations can bar individuals from schools.
Director O'Halerin raised concerns that routine background checks for contracted staff ‘‘are good when someone has already been bad’’ and do not catch people who have not previously been identified, prompting the committee to hold policy 8121 for further review.
Why it matters: The policy governs background checks on contractors and subcontractors who interact with students. Directors expressed interest in whether contracts could do more than require checks — for example, specifying training or…
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