Did you ever break the law when you were a kid? Your entire life is about to be exposed to a select few. Are you ready to show the world your past? Well, ready or not it begins Jan. 1st.
State preparing to begin teacher background checks
AUSTIN — The Texas Education Agency will begin selecting school districts at random next year and giving educators 80 days to get fingerprinted for criminal background checks.
The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, requires all certified teachers and substitutes to be fingerprinted by Sept. 1, 2011. Other school employees, such as janitors and cafeteria workers, will be required to complete the process at the time of their hire.
Smoke and mirrors?
By Raven L. Hill | Sunday, December 2, 2007, 05:00 AM
Some teachers have expressed concern about the Texas Legislature’s priorities in passing a new law that requires public school employees to be fingerprinted for national background checks. The teachers suggest that lawmakers used an emotionally charged issue — children’s safety — to shift the focus away from other matters, such as increasing funding for schools and for teacher salaries.
Tell us, is this law long overdue or a way for politicians to get out of putting more money in the
classroom?
As you can see. Aaron Pena was absent on this vote. After being caught lying so many times. Makes you wonder what did Aaron Pena do over there? Instead of giving teachers a raise. And I'm not talking about the $1.25 a day raise Aaron was able to get. That is just ridiculous.
