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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 April 2009 10:42 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 23 April 2009 10:42
From MySAnews.com:
Ever wonder if your child’s teacher has a criminal history or whether a school employee driving on a field trip was convicted of a misdemeanor DWI?
If a bill before the Texas House today passes, you will never be able to get that information from your school district.
The Association of Texas Professional Educators and other educator groups are pushing the legislation as a means of protecting teachers from identity theft and to ensure their privacy.
But the measure is being fought by Texas newspapers and broadcasters because it would specifically exempt a public school employee’s criminal history from being disclosed.