Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Bill targets abusive educators

School and day care employees would be required to self-report any felonies or certain misdemeanors under legislation introduced today to protect children from abusive educators.

Employees would face a two-year felony for not reporting a sex crime arrest to their employer and to the Department of Education and a one-year misdemeanor for other crimes. To ensure compliance, the teachers' criminal history would be checked monthly with a state police database.

Bill targets abusive educators - 06/14/05