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Even People Who Fail a Background Check are Still Allowed to Work in Daycare

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

j0409048.jpgIf you live in Oklahoma and have a child in daycare, you should check out this story:

Who fails checks? from NewsOK.com

Even if you don’t live in the O.K. state, you should be concerned. It’s probably the same - or worse - in your state.

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  • Don’t Ride the New York City School Bus - Kids Assaulted, Sexually Abused, and Abandoned

    Friday, April 6th, 2007

    buses.jpgSounds like the New York City school bus system - which transports 142,000 public and private school students daily - is in huge trouble.

    Here are just a few examples:

  • At least 78 drivers and monitors were arrested in 2006 for off-duty crimes like including rape, endangering the welfare of a child, and drunken driving.
  • A bus monitor beat elementary school-children with his fist on numerous occasions.
  • A driver taped seven-year-old girl to her seat.
  • A student was tied up with seat belts by a driver.
  • One bus monitor punched and cursed at a student, then threatened to kill him.
  • A driver dropped off elementary school-children in dangerous neighborhoods miles from their homes
  • Another driver parked and left his school bus for hours with children still inside including a 3-year-old preschooler.
  • (more…)

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