Volunteers are a vital aspect of the public school system in Michigan, but that comes with a price. WZZM's 13 Watchdogs broke the story back in July that the Berrien County Courthouse shooter, Larry ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Within days of each other this month two central Indiana high school coaches were arrested and charged with dealing and possession of drugs. The schools that hired both coaches ...

Employee background checks ordered for charter schools are conducted as a matter of course -- sometimes with interesting results -- according to the other charter school operators in the city. But ...

Details from a police investigation and a legislative audit report shine new light on possible financial improprieties and criminal violations at a New Orleans public charter school. A New Orleans ...

School officials in Anne Arundel County have added a new policy to ensure student safety. Prospective employees must pass a criminal background check before they are hired.School officials have said ...

Some parents in Las Cruces, N.M., felt insulted when they were told they had to be fingerprinted before volunteering in their children’s schools. Others complained that it was ridiculous to require a ...

Beginning next school year, volunteers who want to chaperone Forest Lake school district students on field trips or overnight activities will have to undergo background checks – but they won’t have to ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — 7News is working to learn how much Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is spending to improve its employee background check process. On Aug. 4, the Montgomery ...