Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: background checks

[Bob Leigh (bobleigh]

A few years ago, my employer required me to consent to a background check.  I 
agreed on two conditions: identify the checking service and give me a copy of 
the results.  I would want the same from any community which made a similar 
request  for background check, sex offender registry search,  credit report -- 
any kind of "files" held by others.  Like Carol says below in a different 
context:  if they say no, that is interesting.

Bob Leigh
Cornerstone Cohousing 
Cambridge MA US



On Wed, Mar 16, 2022, at 3:42 PM, CJ Q wrote:
>   . . .
> Background screenings may or may not be legal, but asking for them is one
> step to making a place inhospitable to child predators. I think they aren't
> very useful since it only has in it's database those who have been caught
> and found guilty.  But if someone says no to one, that is interesting.,