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Volunteering in schools: Should it be mandatory?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 458918" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Background checks and such are usually paid for by the school system, if volunteer time is "required". </p><p>Here, its officially "encouraged" - and checks are paid for. So... that part can be handled.</p><p></p><p>Not everyone can get the time off to volunteer. Even if you are a stay at home mom... if you've got high-needs preschoolers, there's really nowhere to dump THEM while you volunteer, and you can't exactly take them with you.</p><p></p><p>Just a theory - but I've often wondered if one reason it is NOT mandated here is that the school wants to reserve the right to "un-volunteer" anyone who "causes problems"... anything from inappropriate stuff going on, to not really being there anyway to... well, to just being a PITA parent of a difficult child who's using volunteer time to get a better handle on the situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 458918, member: 11791"] Background checks and such are usually paid for by the school system, if volunteer time is "required". Here, its officially "encouraged" - and checks are paid for. So... that part can be handled. Not everyone can get the time off to volunteer. Even if you are a stay at home mom... if you've got high-needs preschoolers, there's really nowhere to dump THEM while you volunteer, and you can't exactly take them with you. Just a theory - but I've often wondered if one reason it is NOT mandated here is that the school wants to reserve the right to "un-volunteer" anyone who "causes problems"... anything from inappropriate stuff going on, to not really being there anyway to... well, to just being a PITA parent of a difficult child who's using volunteer time to get a better handle on the situation. [/QUOTE]
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