EmployeeScreenIQMonday, September 21, 2009Criminal Background Checks Increase in Price
While criminal background checks have become commonplace for most school employees, the cost of those checks seems to be continually increasing.
While most residents, employees and officials agree on the importance of background checks in schools, many are taking issue with the rising costs of completing those checks, including employees who have to foot the bill themselves and taxpayers who live in districts where the school provides the checks. Most recently, those in York County, S.C., learned that background checks for volunteers tripled in cost this year. While the fee for background checks usually comes in at $8, the price increased to $25 this year. Those checks include reports provided by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division listing any arrests or charges made in state against people applying for school positions, including tutors, chaperones, teachers aides and coaches. Despite some complaints and the fact that schools aren't required by law to obtain criminal background checks on volunteers, many officials say they aren't willing to skip the procedure and put children's lives in danger. "We want to know for sure these volunteers have the best interests in mind for our students," Beckye Partlow, executive director of personnel for Rock Hill Schools, told The Herald. "We do not plan to stop doing SLED checks." While state rules don't allow SLED to charge school districts for background checks of teachers and substitute teachers, the agency is required to charge $8 for checks of mentors and bus drivers and now $25 for all other school volunteers. "There's been a lot of confusion and inconsistencies among schools on how much they're supposed to pay," SLED's Capt. Andy Jordan told The State. "Some (schools) were doing all checks for free. Some were paying $8 for everyone. Some were paying $25. It was all over the gamut. What we're trying to do is get everyone to follow statute." While the focus on enforcing state rules will ultimately help many schools, most will be faced with an increase in costs. Labels: Criminal background checks posted by Jen Carpenter # 11:06 AM
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