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Protecting adults instead of children?

Does your child's teacher, coach, driver have a criminal background?


Farrar’s amendment to H2730 (DPS Sunset bill) allows school employees to hide their criminal history from parents.

This bill protects ADULTS instead of children!

Donna Howard supported this bill.

When a teacher, coach or school employee has a criminal history, parents have the right to know. 

This bill protects ADULTS (specifically those with a criminal history) instead of children! 


Here's what this means ...

1. School forms contain sensitive information such as SSN, parent’s driver's license, date of birth, and much more.   Should parents have the right to know if school employees have a history of financial crimes, such as forgery, ID theft, credit card abuse, deadly conduct, tampering with government records?

2. Coaches often drive school buses for sporting events. Should parents have the right to know if a coach has been convicted of multiple DWI’s?

3. Coaches and other teachers often collect funds for student activities.  Should parents have the right to know if there is a history of theft, credit card abuse, misappropriation of public funds?

4. Coaches and teachers often spend time with students away from classes.  Should parents have the right to know if there is a conviction for providing alcohol to a minor?


 

Here's the long list of crimes by school employees that will be hidden from the public if this bill passes the Senate:

Crimes not considered violent or of a sexual nature:

Driving while intoxicated

Purchasing/Furnishing alcohol for a minor

Making Alcohol available to a minor

Selling alcohol to a minor

Intoxicated Assault

Intoxicated manslaughter

Involuntary manslaughter

Public Intoxication

Boating while intoxicated

Contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a child

Engaging in organized criminal activity

Possession of marijuana

Possession of dangerous drugs

Possession of cocaine

Distributing Cocaine

Possession of heroin

Forging or altering prescriptions

Fraudulent prescription

Burglary of a habitation

Criminal mischief

Cruelty to animals

Violation of a Protective Order

Abandoning or endangering a child

Neglect of a child

Failure to report child abuse

Coercion of Police/Fire/Political Campaign

Retaliation

Hindering apprehension/prosecution of a felon

Evading Arrest

Interfering with duties of a public official

Impersonating a police officer

False report to a police officer

Harassment

Harassing communication

Abuse of an Official Capacity

Tamper with Government Record

Employee Embezzlement / Misapply Bank Funds

Theft 20k-100K

Aggravated perjury

False statement to obtain property

Credit Card Abuse

Debit Card Abuse

Forgery

Welfare fraud

Counterfeit documents

Embezzlement

Insurance fraud

Misapplication fiduciary duty

Possession of fraudulent identity

Pyramid promotional scheme

Fraud illegal use of credit card

Possession of identifying information

Forgery government instrument of money

Breach of computer security

Theft by check

Theft of property

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

Terrorist threat

Larceny

Burglary

Burglary of a vehicle

Robbery

Gambling

Promotion of Gambling

Unlawful carrying weapon

Deadly Conduct

Criminal Trespass

Possession of unlawful knuckles

Possession of unlawful switchblade

Resisting arrest

Unlawful restraint

Attempt to take prohibited substance in correctional facility
 


 

 

 

 

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