266 Chicago school employees fail background checks — including 60 teachers!
September 4, 2018
By Victor Skinner
Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools employees were banned from the first day of class Tuesday after they failed criminal background checks spawned from news reports of criminals working in schools.
CPS CEO Janice Jackson told the Chicago Tribune 266 employees were flagged for criminal behavior and banned, while another 245 refused to submit fingerprints for the checks. The first group, which includes 60 teachers, is now under review to determine if they are a threat to children, while the second group will be disqualified from employment if they don’t get with the program, she said.
Jackson said employees were flagged for violence, sexual misconduct, drug activity or other dangerous crimes, which means the city employs potentially hundreds of criminals to work with students in schools.
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