Background Checks for Volunteers and Chaperones.
Beginning January 1, 2007, background checks will be required for any parent who volunteers at a Prince George’s County School. All volunteers who come regularly must have the fingerprinting done ($66). Chaperones of field trips must have the background check complete in order to be able to participate as a chaperone ($10). Parents who participate in career day or another one-time school activity will not be required to undergo a background check. See more detailed information below. Please feel free to call the Fingerprinting Office at 301-952-6775 for additional information.
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MANY THANKS! "Thank you, Thank you, Thank you" - to all of our parent volunteers who braved long lines and have been fingerprinted already. Thank you to our outstanding PTA members for their leadership roll in assisting our parent volunteers through the fingerprinting and background check process. Your unwavering support truly makes Bond Mill GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! |
Excerpts from Administrative Procedure 4215 Criminal History Checks:
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
Procedure No. 4215
Date January 1, 2007
CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS
I. PURPOSE: To provide procedures to clarify the process of criminal background checks and fingerprinting for potential employees and volunteers.
G. VOLUNTEERS, CHAPERONES, AND MENTORS:
1. Volunteers and mentors working in a capacity where uncontrolled access is anticipated, such as those working with students in an unsupervised capacity on school grounds, off of school property, or after school are required to be fingerprinted and complete a full fingerprint background check and form.
2. Volunteers working in a capacity where no uncontrolled access is anticipated on a one time basis only, or on a sporadic basis, do not need to be fingerprinted, i.e. parents volunteering for career day, book fairs, school dances, or other one time events.
3. Parents and volunteers who volunteer in a classroom on a regular basis in a supervised setting must obtain a commercial background check through PGCPS on an annual basis.
4. Chaperones who will participate in a day field trip or an overnight school trip are considered to be volunteers and must undergo a commercial background check initiated by PGCPS through the Fingerprinting Office before performing duties.
DEFINITIONS:
A. Commercial Background Check ($10)
Commercial Background Checks completed through PGCPS involve a comprehensive court records search throughout a state or states, based on written information provided by the applicant under penalty of perjury. No fingerprints are taken. The results of any arrests or charges come back in 24 to 48 hours. Volunteers, chaperones and mentors must obtain Commercial Background Checks through PGCPS on an annual basis.
B. Fingerprint Background Check ($66)
Fingerprint Background Checks that must be completed through PGCPS involve a full fingerprint supported criminal records check through CJIS (Criminal Justice Information System), a Maryland State Department. Criminal background results are received by PGCPS from the State of Maryland and FBI in approximately two to three months. Employees and volunteers only need to undergo the full Fingerprint Background Check one time, subject to the exceptions provided in Section III.B. and H. of this Procedure.
For the complete Administrative Fingerprinting Document go to:
http://www.pgcps.org/~procedur/4000/4215.pdf