We are seeing more and more schools require background checks/screenings for people to come into schools to volunteer. This is an unexpected cost that neither the garden clubs, school systems, nor the volunteers are wanting to take on (which is understandable in all cases).
We've had multiple schools report issues with volunteer recruitment because of these constraints-- they have people willing to do the work but can't get them into the school because of this financial/time barrier for the volunteers.
Are there any groups in here who have overcome issues such as this? If so, what have been your successful workarounds/compromises for getting not-school-employee adult volunteers safely into schools while also being compliant with school/district security policies?
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Tyne Bankester
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