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    Not Every Adult Needs the Same Background Check

    ByDebbie Ausburn August 11, 2026July 30, 2026

    Every August, as new volunteers sign up for the school year, the same question crosses an administrator’s desk. How thorough should this person’s background check be? The instinct is to answer by job category, treating volunteers as one group and staff as another. The dividing line that actually matters is access to children, not the…

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