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[Robert Gary]

Has Broadstone released a public statement yet as to how they could miss a convicted sex offender in their background check before hiring a dance instructor? 

 

-Robert

[cw68]

He taught dance one night a week at Broadstone, yet every article says that was his job. If he did anything else it would be only fair to mention it.

I asked my daughter if she knew him (her father and I have been going to Broadstone since she was four) she said, "Yes! He's a total creepo, why do you ask?"

[Robert Gary]

You can't coach any youth sports or join scouting without a basic background check. If something had happened at Broadstone they'd be pretty liable. You'd expect their background check would be at least as much as a parent volunteering to organize a trip in scouts or coaching soccer. Even if he only wore their uniform once a week.

 

-Robert

[cw68]

You can't coach any youth sports or join scouting without a basic background check. If something had happened at Broadstone they'd be pretty liable. You'd expect their background check would be at least as much as a parent volunteering to organize a trip in scouts or coaching soccer. Even if he only wore their uniform once a week.

 

-Robert

 

Not disagreeing. But curious what he did the other six days.

[Judge Smails]

When I lived near him about eight years ago he a mattress business.

[The Average Joe]

I stand corrected. Proceed with your vigilantism. <wonders why a previous conviction for a similar charge warrants release from the pokey>

[supermom]

You can't coach any youth sports or join scouting without a basic background check. If something had happened at Broadstone they'd be pretty liable. You'd expect their background check would be at least as much as a parent volunteering to organize a trip in scouts or coaching soccer. Even if he only wore their uniform once a week.

 

-Robert

According to whom?

There is no law that states so. Albeit common sense in today's ethical climate suggests corporations should complete back ground checks on employees whom work with the handicapped, infirm, or young-there is no law that states they must.

Furthermore, background checks for employees are limited, unless they wish to be sued. There is very little employers really can do, anyway-if the prospective employee is not on the Meghan's list (or similar).

[2kids4me]

I would think that prior conviction would preclude him from working with kids.  Maybe not legally, but if I was the hiring manager, I wouldn't hire someone with that background.

[4thgenFolsomite]

I would think that prior conviction would preclude him from working with kids.  Maybe not legally, but if I was the hiring manager, I wouldn't hire someone with that background.

especially in a job like dance instructor, that may require body contact and is very body conscious.

 

I wouldn't think Broadstone could issue any kind of statement.  He's been arrested, but still considered innocent until proven guilty.  They can't say anything about him without risking legal issues, I would think.

[nomad]

He taught there one night a week. He may not have even been a Broadstone employee, maybe a contractor.

 

And it's obvious some people here have never coached youth sports. Try and get a coaching job in FALL without a background check, ain't happening. 

 

And one contracting firm I know has no less than 6 different background checks for new hires, hardly limited.

[Deb aka Resume Lady]

I would think that prior conviction would preclude him from working with kids.  Maybe not legally, but if I was the hiring manager, I wouldn't hire someone with that background

 

Legally, he is required to report it to an employer if he is to work around children. It is up to the employer to determine whether he is a risk (e.g., will he ever be alone with minors?).

[supermom]

 

Legally, he is required to report it to an employer if he is to work around children. It is up to the employer to determine whether he is a risk (e.g., will he ever be alone with minors?).

Well, he is only required to give that information if he is asked on an application. 

Background checks are about as general as you can get. At times it can be difficult to get background checks, especially if someone has moved a great deal. If someone was arrested and convicted in a county outside of any place they ever lived-a general work background check may not even find it.

Most employers are not going to have the resources to do indepth background checks on every single person they hire.

It doesnt mean that most people are not weeded out before a contract is signed or a hiring packet is made- it just means that back ground checks are not as thorough as I think some people assume.

[cw68]

 
Legally, he is required to report it to an employer if he is to work around children. It is up to the employer to determine whether he is a risk (e.g., will he ever be alone with minors?).

The dance class at Broadstone was targeted at adults.

[supermom]

Was a link made between the child's interaction with this person and the place of employment on this person, anyway?

[Deb aka Resume Lady]

Well, he is only required to give that information if he is asked on an application.

 

 

I beg to differ.

 

http://www.meganslaw...px?lang=ENGLISH

 

"Sex offender registrants whose sex crime was against a victim under age 16 are prohibited by law from being an employer, employee, independent contractor, or volunteer with minors, if the registrant would be working with minors directly and in an unaccompanied setting on more than incidental or occasional basis or would have supervisory or disciplinary power over the child. If the registrant's crime was not against a victim under age 16, the registrant must notify the employer or volunteer organization of his status as a registrant. Failure to comply with this law is a misdemeanor offense. (Pen. Code § 290.95.)"

 

 

 

 

Yes, employers should ask for info on applications and do background checks, however, the law does put the burden on sex offenders as well and they (sex offenders) KNOW what they are and are not allowed to do re: employment with minors. IF it is unclear what kind and how much direct contact the employee would have with minors, it must be addressed with the employer so the employer can make a determination about the suitability of hiring that applicant.