Fingerprinting

[hwichlaz]

Rather than split hairs over the word "choice" I'll list examples of actual choices:

1. Fingerprint or DNA swab.

2. Fingerprint or bi annual background checks.

3. Fingerprint or Retina Scan.

I would go with option 2.

But the real current choice is....live scan, or don't work with children other than your own.

It's a valid choice.

[Sunchimes]

My husband has a birth defect involving his fingers that made it really hard for them to scan. They finally filled out a form that identified the defect. They talked about photographing his hands, but I don't remember if they did or not. He signed it and we left. They said we would hear back if it wasn't accepted, but a few weeks later I got approvals for us both.

[Pestle]

My work gives me scary amounts of power. People drive up, leave their kids with me, and drive away. That warrants an accountability I can't erase by shredding documents or deleting computer files.

[Unregistered]

My relative used bleach for cleaning for several decades and it erased her fingerprints. I'm gonna chuckle if that starts happening to providers.

[Sunchimes]

Sorry, I accidently double posted.

[Pepperth]

Do they require fingerprinting for coaches, custodians, priests, bus drivers, etc.? I feel it's important to keep littles without voices, protected, by all means. But don't single some possible criminal accesses without including the requirement of everyone. Same requirements across the board, and yes, while I think underage might be overstepping a bit how many school shootings are happening because the underage are gaining access to weapons? A 14 yo boy just stabbed a girl at an OK school, 1st day and they were all gathered in an auditorium. But then, how would fingerprinting been able to prevent that?

I don't know about public schools, but I work in a Catholic School, and we are fingerprinted, background checked, take a 2 hour course about keeping kids safe, and have to take a small monthly quiz about keeping kids safe. Even parents who volunteer have to take the course before volunteering in classroom. I'm also active in cub scouts and while I didn't do the fingerprinting, there was a background check and keeping kids safe type training to be an adult leader. Ironically, I had to do the background check twice in a month when I started all this, but I'm good with that. I'd rather they take the precautions.