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Summer Hiring Alert
If You Don’t Do Background and Criminal Records
Checks on New Hires You Can Be Held Personally
Liable if Your Employee Injures a Student

Make every employment offer conditional upon your receipt of references. Here’s your checklist of references required by law in Michigan:

For teachers, school administrators, school bus drivers and positions requiring board approval:

Criminal record check by Michigan State Police.
Criminal record check by the FBI.
For everyone above, plus all other applicants:

Have every applicant give you written authorization to ask current and former employers to disclose unprofessional conduct.

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18-Year-Old Students and the Law
"Do Not Send My Report Card to My Parents…"
An 18-year-old student walks in your office and demands, “do not send my report cards or other records to my parents.” Meanwhile, the student lives with his or her parent/guardian, who claims the student as a “dependent” for federal income tax purposes, and wishes to continue receiving educational records regarding the student. School officials should be aware of the applicable legal standards which address such situations. Moreover, while it is not necessary to “advertise” the rights of the 18-year-old student, appropriate procedures and/or policy can provide consistent guidance.