Changes expected for spa workers
The Illinois Legislature is pushing forward new regulations that would require background checks and fingerprinting of massage therapists as the state looks to clamp down on prostitution rings using massage therapy as a front. Read article

Couple sues Special Olympics over their child's rape
A couple sued the Special Olympics on Thursday, claiming it should have conducted a more thorough background check on a volunteer who raped their disabled son. Read article

Carsonville honors volunteers who get background check
Field- trip chaperones, foster grandparents, room moms and basketball coaches are about to become card-carrying, certified school volunteers. Carsonville Elementary School is starting a program to thank volunteers who go through a criminal background check. Read article

TEACHERS behaving badly
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
State law requires prospective and license-lapsing teachers to be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check, either through colleges of education ...


BACKGROUND check form irks library's volunteers
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
The background check for every new county employee and volunteers was initiated and approved by the Board of Supervisors last year. ...


SCRUTINY for school volunteers
New Britain Herald - New Britain,CT,USA
It's very similar to the process you have when you hire staff. You do a background check," Binkowski said. "It's a preventative kind of approach.". ...