Come to find out Georgia conducts the least amount of criminal background checks in the southeast when it comes to day care teachers and day care owners, the only exception being North Carolina in certain cases.

Most parents think that day care regulation is stricter than it actually is. In 2008 a day care owner who was not to have any contact with kids was caught caring from them.

Military run day care staff must wear different colored smocks, until their background check clearance comes back. Among the most responsible states South Carolina, and Mississippi require full state and federal background checks, sex offender and child abuse records, as well as fingerprints. Tennesee does annual physical and mental evaulations to check ability to care for children.

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So what would you say if you found out the person who you were chatting with on Match.com was in fact a convicted murderer? Well that’s exactly what a San Francisco news site found out. Many dating sites do not conduct criminal background checks and are not required by law to do so. The person in question was convicted of killing 2 people in 1970 and served less than 11 years in jail. What do you think should a convicted killer be able to peruse dating sites or should dating sites be more proactive in protecting their users? Let me know in the comments.

Napa county officials just passed a ordinance that would require all private caregivers to submit to a criminal background check after 3 years of lobbying for elderly people who have outside workers in their homes. Full story

So as much as I don’t like reading or hearing about kids being abused by adults this is one situation that should be handled accordingly by the police.
And your probably wondering what this has to do with background checks right? The thing is that she didn’t need to be certified or screened for a background check to teach in a Texas charter school. And to top it all off she was wanted on a criminal mischief charge, for slashing a woman’s tires last year.

Found the original story here, and another here

What are your thoughts on the matter should she be criminally prosecuted?

For Senate Bill 1685 a bill that would have allowed persons seeking to get guns and ammo in Oklahoma would be able to obtain them without a federal criminal background check being conducted.

Henry vetoed the legislation on Tuesday, saying the bill would make it easier for criminals to obtain weapons in Oklahoma and endanger citizens and law enforcement officers.

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A Connecticut state bill would allow state jobs to omit the “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” question on state job applications but not for the private sector.

If passed into law, Connecticut would join Minnesota, Kansas and New Mexico in restricting state background checks. In Minnesota, private businesses are also restricted until a job offer has been made in asking the question.

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Should this law be made at the national, state, and private levels? Let me know what you think below.