Responding to a slew of incidents ranging from assault to child pornography, the provincial government seeks to strengthen the Education Act, including mandatory criminal record checks every five years
Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill speaks during a press conference in Halifax on January 24, 2018. Nova Scotia is moving to enforce stricter safety-reporting protocols for teachers and others employed by the education system, including mandatory criminal record checks every five years.Nova Scotia is beefing up safety reporting protocols for teachers and others employed by the education system, including mandatory criminal record checks every five years.
The changes would also require people to declare annually they have not been convicted of an offence. The legislation is similar to reporting regimes already in place in provinces such as Ontario and British Columbia.
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