Nearly 2,000 day-care workers got jobs despite having criminal histories.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Criminal Minds: If you’re a parent, this item should give you the willies.
Auditors in Michigan say about 1,900 people were authorized as day-care workers
despite being convicted of crimes ranging from murder to sexual offenses,
according to a July 22 report in The Grand Rapids Press. Nearly 430 of the
unsuitable workers had been convicted of child abuse or neglect. The report says
Michigan’s Department of Human Services failed to carry out adequate background
checks aimed at winnowing unsuitable candidates during the hiring process. That
failure put about 4,600 children at risk of being victimized. At least four of
the 1,900 ex-cons managed to secure licenses to operate day-care facilities.
This took place during a three-year period ending in 2006. Of the audit report’s
10 findings, nine consisted of “material conditions” requiring immediate
attention by state officials charged with administering how day-care facilities
are run.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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