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Board approves volunteer coach Justin Thorpe; board clarifies background-check process
Summary
Justin Thorpe was approved as a volunteer 6th-grade girls basketball coach for the 2024–25 school year. Board members discussed background checks and confirmed the district currently performs online checks but does not fingerprint volunteers.
The board approved Justin Thorpe as a volunteer 6th-grade girls basketball coach for the 2024–25 school year after brief discussion about how volunteers are screened.
A board member asked, "Do we do any background checks on the people that we're letting?" (Committee member, SEG 1572). Members confirmed that online background checks are used and that fingerprinting is not performed for volunteers: "We do them online," a staff member said (Staff member, SEG 1597); when asked "Do we fingerprint these guys?" another member answered, "No. We don't have to do that" (Staff member, SEG 1618).
The board approved the volunteer appointment by voice vote and directed staff to continue using the established online process for volunteer screening while ensuring compliance with district policy and safety expectations.
