Districts must report criminal convictions
Superintendents should remember that state statute calls for mandatory reporting of criminal convictions. If a school employee resigns or is terminated because of a criminal conviction, the superintendent has 10 days to report the circumstances and the person’s name to the Department of Education.
The full text of statute 13-10-15 reads as follows:
“Suspension or resignation of employee for criminal conviction – Reporting. If a school board or governing body of an accredited school suspends an employee or an employee resigns or is terminated because of a criminal conviction, the superintendent or chief administrator shall, within ten days of the date of the suspension or the date the employment is severed, report the circumstances and the name of the employee to the Department of Education. Any superintendent or chief administrator who fails to report under this section is subject to sanctions found in 13-8-48.”
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