Background checks for every HUSD volunteer?
In the last board meeting there was discussion about requiring a background check of some kind for some or all volunteers at HUSD. The board wanted to do more research on the pros and cons of such a policy before acting. The pros centered around greater safety for the students. AS many of you know HUSD has experienced more than its share of problems between adults and students in recent years. Some of those problems were described in this recent Arizona Republic article.
The cons the board discussed focused on the potentially high costs of background checks (at least $25 per volunteer according to estimates given there) and the risk that creating barriers to parents volunteering would do more harm than good.
The decision from that meeting was to look at setting up a pilot program and evaluate the subject after testing was in place.
