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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every MCPS employee is fingerprinted and has a state and FBI background check done.  So whoever keeps asking about checking MCPS employees, the answer is yes they do, every teacher, sub, para, itinerant, temporary, counselor, Principal, asst Principal, ASA, Secretary, et,.  Everyone.  What shows up is anything you've been convicted of, and going forward anything you are convicted of (once an employer does the FBI check, the FBI notifies the employer IF something comes up in the future).  Can it predict what someone *might* do in the future if their background check comes up clean?  No.  But if someone figures out how to predict the future that accurately please let me know, because I would like to ask you about some lottery numbers....[/quote]

What you are describing is a criminal history check.  Not a background check.  NO MCPS employees undergo a background check.  All a criminal history check does is reveal if the candidate has ever been arrested before.  (some counties do not contribute to the FBI database so even that is not 100% reliable).  After that the employee is on his own.  Unless the employee makes it known that he has been arrested the school system will never know.[/quote]

When I worked for the county they did a criminal check when hired but never did regular ones.  They need to do them every two years.  They should also do a background check for all county and school employees.  I knew several co-workers, one charged DV, one charged with child abuse, all working with kids and families.  [/quote]

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