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Originally Posted by Zebra_Fact_Man
Well, as was the case with the team I mentored, quite often you will have a series of parents who volunteer/donate their time for a single afternoon or only a couple of days out of the whole season (transportation, food, welding, etc). Should these 1-to-3 day people also be required to go through a background check before they can help?
If yes, you're going to make it substantially difficult for some teams to operate. A lot of good intentioned people I know aren't going to go through the trouble for a handful of afternoons.
In other news, how long do you think before HQ addresses (and corrects) the SSN/personal info sharing issue?
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Only the main and alternate contacts are required to go through the FIRST back ground check by Verified Volunteers. It is up to the team whether they want FIRST to run the check on other mentors or to use something else that meets the minimum requirements. Every school district around here requires parents that are going to volunteer at school or in a school related activity to go through their back ground check. Those are often more strict with many around here requiring finger printing as part of the process.
Giving your SSN Is absolutely not required for the background check, the "no SSN provided" box is pretty clear right below the field to fill in with a SSN.