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Background Checks Come To Colorado
Those of us in Colorado got emails today from CHSAA stating that we will have to submit an arrest report from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation before the seasons this year.
Some questions raised on our local FB page that aren't answered in the memo from CHSAA: 1. Who stores the information? 2. How is the review board assigned? And the big question dealing with efficacy: What's to prevent a convicted offender from using an alias to get his officiating license and submitting an arrest report for the fictional alias? I don't recall submitting any ID when I signed up the first time. |
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But you will have to provide SSN and DL#, correct?
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An "arrest" report? I don't even know how I'd go about finding that sort of thing on myself. Background checks are one thing - "arrest report" sounds like something entirely different... and the 2 concerns you raised are exactly what I would have a problem with.
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Perusing the website, it sure seems easy to submit false information (no SSN required). Name and birthday are all that are required.
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CHSAA officials had to know this was coming after the events of the basketball season. The letter from MT & TR even states "highly publicized arrests of officials" as the primary reason for the new policy. Wonder how many officials are simply going to say "enough" and walk away...
Be ready for the additional notes in your state packet this fall bemoaning the lack of officials again. |
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Joe Smith applies for officiating as John Doe. Joe Smith gets regular W2 from his regular job as Joe Smith. John Doe's W2 goes ... somewhere. Joe Smith doesn't care, and certainly doesn't include it in his taxes. |
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I haven't read any follow up on the situation in Denver, but I'm still wondering how much this would have helped. The other thing that cracks me up is the offer of amnesty to those who have marked "no" on the felony/misdemeanor question in the past. Those folks should have been honest before, and this would be a good chance to weed them out for integrity issues. |
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The event he's talking about was discussed here on the board, when they arrested an official in the Denver area for allegedly copping a feel with female players during a game. He had a previous arrest that ended up with a simple assault conviction, so the media started portraying it as something that would have been prevented with background checks. |
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Things that make ya go.....:rolleyes: |
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