Family Tree by Signe Wilkinson for November 04, 2021
November 03, 2021
November 05, 2021
Transcript:
Agatha says, "I'm not getting a criminal background check to be a substitute teacher. Sorry, principal." Twig says, "Aren't you setting a bad example, Nana?" Maggie says, "Yeah." Maggie says ,"How else can our kids prepare for lives of continual surveilance and invasion of their privacy?" Agatha says, "Take an airline flight!" Twig says, "Or sign on to facebook."
Mominexile Premium Member over 2 years ago
Why would she not agree to that? Individuals who can easily disappear having unsupervised contact with kids seem like they could accept a criminal background check.
LeslieBark over 2 years ago
It’s no big deal. When I went to work for the Navy as a civilian contractor, I had to have a background check (repeated every 5 years) because I would be working with classified material. Schools need to do background checks on people they hire because they’ll be working with children (no violent offenders or pedophiles need apply). She should accept the fact that, even though the school board knows her from her years of being a principal, they can’t in fairness make an exception just for her, lest others start claiming exceptions for less valid reasons.
gammaguy over 2 years ago
Note the Facebook comment, and the date on this comic is 2009.
gammaguy over 2 years ago
I refuse to develop a criminal background just so that they can check it.
Smokie over 2 years ago
If they do criminal background checks, how come so many teachers get convicted of crimes?
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 2 years ago
Mostly sexual crimes!