Teacher loses job after background check: "Glendale Elementary School District officials recently released second-grade teacher Keath Allen from his job at Desert Spirit School after a background check revealed a 1994 military conviction of sexual indecency with a minor, a district spokeswoman said Monday.
A state-mandated background check failed to uncover Allen's conviction, spokeswoman Sara Bresnahan said.
The district ran a secondary check, and a Glendale Police Department investigator found out about the conviction Nov. 14. District officials were immediately notified, and Allen was pulled from the classroom, Bresnahan said.
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She said there were no reports of criminal wrongdoing while Allen was on the job at Desert Spirit.
A note went home to parents when district officials initially became aware of Allen's past, but it did not indicate the nature of his criminal record, Bresnahan said.
Parents also received a phone call, a follow-up note and were invited to a meeting with staff, she said.
Allen had been hired to teach in August.
The Arizona State Board of Education was notified, and Allen's name was supposed to have been entered into the sex offender's registry, Bresnahan said. Monday morning, his name did not yet appear.
Glendale police officials were not available for comment."
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