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SEARCHCINCINNATI — School districts in Hamilton County can now request free criminal background checks on their bus drivers. Clerk of Courts Greg H...
CINCINNATI — School districts in Hamilton County can now request free criminal background checks on their bus drivers.
Clerk of Courts Greg Hartmann sent letters Monday to the county’s 23 public school districts and more than 100 private schools informing them of the program.
Districts and schools that participate will submit a confidential list of their bus drivers to Hartmann's office to be run against county court records. The free “instant notification” program will then report back any criminal convictions among the drivers.
“Current state law regulating bus drivers is just not strong enough when considering the best interests of our children,” Hartmann said. “The current law too narrowly focuses on driving records and does not focus enough on comprehensive background checks done on a more routine basis.”
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