section38r

Summary of… Chapter 71 Section 38R Criminal Records; Checks of Application

 * It seems that this is allowing CORI Background checks
 * The school committee, superintendent of a school in an city, town or regional school district as well as any principal of a public or accredited private school of any city town or regional school district has access to criminal offender records information for anyone (prospective employee or volunteer) who will have direct unsupervised contact with children. This also included those that provide transportation for students to schools (i.e. bus drivers).
 * Additionally these background checks should be made every 3 years while the individuals are employed or volunteers and these background checks can be extended to employees of subcontractors or labors that are subcommissioned by the school to perform work on school grounds or may have unmonitored contact with school children.
 * A school committee, superintendent or principal obtaining information under this section shall prohibit the dissemination of such information for any purpose other than to further the protection of school children.