Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been spending a lot of time looking for work in the real world, and it’s been pretty time-consuming. I’ve been offered one very low-paying summer position writing for the local university’s Web site, and I’ve been jumping through various hoops to apply to be a substitute teacher in a few nearby school districts. It’s been crazy – each district has a different application process and deadline. But the thing that really bothers me is that I have to pay for four different FBI background checks.
I’m not saying I shouldn’t be subjected to a background check – I will potentially be working with minors, and as a mom myself, I want to know that my kid is safe from murderers and rapists while at school. But the price keeps getting higher for the check, and I have to do it a total of four times, once for each school district. It’s a little confusing, as well…as far as I know, the information in an FBI background check is all public domain stuff. So why do I have to pay up to $42 to have access to it?
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Starr // June 29, 2008 at 12:53 pm |
That is interesting…. I know the information on your background check is not public information. It is private and only the government and authorized people (authorized by you or the government) are allowed to view it. At least I think I know that from my experience with having employees fill out consent forms for a background check.
It’s too bad you have to do it 4 separate times! Good luck with everything!