Inquiry Into Hiring Practices for Youth Sports Coaches

In the school districts and associated schools that were interviewed, the Grand Jury discovered there are no guidelines that suggest or require the volunteers have a criminal record check using the FBI database. All credentialed teachers are checked by the FBI database. During the interviews with school and district personnel, it was learned that volunteers are fingerprinted, but only required to have a record check through the California Department of Justice database.

During the course of our interviews with the representatives from Parks and Recreation Departments, it was learned that employees and volunteers of the associated city are required to be fingerprinted. All employees and volunteers are screened only by the California Department of Justice database.