Monday, February 05, 2007

After costly criminal checks, schools can get valuable info from Web

MySA.com: Metro | State: "The Madison High School teacher accused of sexual misconduct with a student passed a criminal background check.

The Wilderness Oak Elementary employee accused of inappropriately touching a student passed a criminal check.

Collectively, San Antonio's three largest school districts spend more than $250,000 each year searching criminal databases. And each year scandals explode, revealing the limits of the screening system.

Job applicants may have no criminal history. But that doesn't mean they pose no risk.

Very often, school districts miss warning signs seen by hundreds and available to millions. Those warning signs are posted in cyberspace.

Don't believe me? Check out the postings of future educators on Facebook.com and MySpace.com."

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