CHICAGO — A review of Chicago Public Schools’ background checks prompted by a newspaper investigation has resulted in nearly 130 school district employees being terminated, recommended for dismissal or simply resigning under scrutiny. Among the 128 workers were nine teachers, 35 people classified as classroom aides and an unspecified number of people the district lists as substitute or hourly workers, the Chicago Tribune reported. Another 124 employees remain barred from work because they haven’t submitted fresh fingerprints for an updated background check. The vast majority of the district’s more than 68,000 school employees, vendors and volunteers have been cleared for duty, the district said. A Chicago Teachers Union spokeswoman said the district has not provided the union with any information about background check results in recent months.

Source: National Post November 20, 2018 16:52 UTC