[KenWittlief]

I agree it puts some of us in an awkward situation

but I would rather do this than to have to deal with a parent calling me, or the school, and saying that a mentor had acted in an inappropriate manner with one of the students. That would be far more difficult (unpleasant) to deal with.

personally I think if someone has a record that will show up in a background check, then they know its going to show up, and 99.9% of the time they will decline to be a mentor. I think that is the real point of these background checks being required - anyone who has a history that is not appropriate for a mentor will know it will be exposed, and that in itself will keep them off the team.