Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
Volunteering in schools? How? Thanks to the liability scares pushed on the schools by the baby boomer's lawyers, the schools won't take volunteers, because to volunteer you have to pay $$$ to have a complete background check run, and the school is held liable for anything that happens while the volunteers are there. I've been trying to volunteer to help in the schools, and I cannot due to liabilty concerns.
I'm not sure about the schools where you live? I've been a volunteer in the Library of a local elementary school for 12 years. I'm there 8 - 12 hours/week. Several of the moms on my street also volunteer in the school. Far as I know, none of us has had to submit to a strip search, finger prints, anything like that. We are greeted with smiles every time we enter the building.