Employee Submission to Background Check Upon Arrest 4-5.1

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Regulation 4-5.1

PERSONNEL

Employee Submission to Background Check Upon Arrest

Employees who are charged by summons, warrant, indictment, or information with the commission of a felony, a misdemeanor involving i) sexual assault; ii) obscenity and related offenses; iii) drugs; iv) moral turpitude; or v) the physical or sexual abuse or neglect of a child; or an equivalent offense in another state are required to submit to an FBI background investigation as the result of such charge. Therefore, within two working days of such charge, an employee shall contact the Department of Human Resources to complete all steps necessary to initiate such investigation, including but not limited to, completing necessary paperwork, making appropriate payment for the cost of the fingerprinting or criminal records check and submitting to fingerprinting.

Employees who fail to comply with the requirements of this regulation will be recommended for dismissal.

Legal Reference

Code of Virginia § 19.2-83.1, as amended. Report of arrest of school employees and adult students for certain offenses.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-296.1, as amended. Data of convictions for certain crimes and child abuse and neglect requited; penalty.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-296.2, as amended. Fingerprinting required; reciprocity permitted.

Related Links

School Board Policy 4-5

Approved by Superintendent: March 20, 1998
Revised by Superintendent: August 16, 2021