In this day and age with 24 hour news, internet and all the horrific stories that we hear it can be very hard to trust people, let alone find someone that you would trust to leave your children with.

Yet, the facts are with the economy and high price of mortgages it is more difficult than ever for one parent to stay at home and look after the children and family. So when you are looking to get a nanny or babysitter, do you look in the local newspaper or online? The choices are endless and even when you find someone how do you know if they are safe; a background check for a babysitter or nanny is a must.

Here is an interesting and informative article on how to find a qualified babysitter or nanny for your family. http://marblehead.patch.com/articles/babysitting-bonanza

Parents in Charlotte, NC have recently been asked to submit a background check to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School administration if they want to eat lunch with their child in the school’s cafeteria. The reason being is that the cafeteria lunchroom provides access to other children, and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board wants other parents to know that their child is safe while attending school. What about adults that are visiting a student, say a uncle, aunt, or grandparent? They will have to eat lunch with the student away from the other classmates. If you have ever committed a sexual, violent, or drug related offense your access could be restricted in the school your visiting.

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The state of Conneticut has implemented a sex offender registry that allows the general public to look up sex offenders in their community. It came about when it was exposed that certain CT universities weren’t even asking prospective students if they had been ever convicted of a felony or crime. The problem is the students list Gateway Community College as their addresses which is required of sex offenders. Should colleges prevent students who have sex offender violations from attending university? Let me know in the comments.

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A TN principal who had been offered a job to become principal at Mt. Diablo Elementary has decided to withdraw his application. Christopher Nugent has a long list of wrong doings, in 2008 he exposed 5000 students SSN’s online. He’s been charged with DUI, resisting arrest and fighting two officers. The problem lies in the fact that noone of these violations or implication showed up on a traditional background check.

yet did not discover the negative information that was readily available in a simple Internet search.

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