In accordance with School Board policy 239 background screening and self reporting requirements:
All arrest and pending charges by employees, vendor, and interns as defined above must be reported in writing to the Superintendent of Schools:
A. Any arrest/charges involving the abuse of a child or the sale and/or possession of a controlled substance within 48 hours of arrest.
(1) Such notice shall not be considered an admission of guilt nor shall such notice be admissible for any purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial, investigatory or adjudicatory.
B. Any conviction, finding of guilt, withholding or adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion program, or entering of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for any criminal offense other than a minor traffic violation within 48 hours after the final judgment.
(1) Require community service hours under Section 316.027(4), F.S., but is not punishable by incarceration and for which there is no right to a trial by jury or a right to court appointed counsel. Criminal traffic violations are not minor and must be reported.
Handling sealed and expunged records disclosed under this rule shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of Sections 943.0585(4) c(c), Florida Statutes.
The superintendent of Schools shall promulgate an Internal Management memorandum describing procedures for background screening and fingerprinting.
