Cohousing-L Mailing List: Screeing Backgrounds of New People

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Dear All,

We are doing some revamping of how we give and receive information from =
and to new people who are interested in joining our community.  A couple =
of people seem intent on screening new people for felonies, especially =
for child abuse.  I personally feel uncomfortable about this.  First of =
all, I figure we should all screen ourselves if we are going to do this, =
which feels funny.  Secondly, I feel it will give a false sense of =
security about those with no convictions.  But, I do consider myself a =
child advocate and certainly want our kids to be safe.

What do others do and think about this?

Vicky Leary
Trillium Hollow
Portland, Oregon

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if we=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Vicky Leary</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Trillium Hollow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Portland, =
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Screeing Backgrounds of New People	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Victoria (victoriatrillium-hollow.org)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:29:23 -0700 (MST)