ARE YOU STILL BEATING YOUR WIFE?
ALL parents in Scotland who help out at school events such as discos, fetes, sports days or cycling proficiency tests have been advised to have police checks.
There is concern that this could reduce the numbers coming forward.
…”Anyone who volunteers to help with the activities of a school would have the best interests of the pupils at heart and will understand why this is being done. As parents themselves it will be of comfort to know that other volunteers have been checked.
Why not? What are you hiding?
This would absolutely keep me from volunteering. No way would I ever voluntarily give the government a fingerprint. One more reason to home educate– no background checks.
3 Responses to “ARE YOU STILL BEATING YOUR WIFE?”
 Comment by Chris February 25th, 2005 at 8:01 am |
Our county is doing background checks on youth coaches now. No fingetprint though, just name / address / etc – which they had already anyway. |
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Comment by Tim Haas February 25th, 2005 at 8:08 am |
Are they actually doing the checks, or just collecting the paper? |
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Comment by Chris February 25th, 2005 at 9:44 am |
They claim they are doing the check, I signed a piece of paper giving them permission to do it. I would think the liability of telling parents all the coaches check out would force them to actually do it. Think of the lawsuit if a convicted child molester ends up coaching girls soccer and the investigation reveals they weren’t really doing the background checks. |