[KenWittlief]

I think you are exaggerating just a little - it doesnt say anything about parking tickets. You would have to be pretty wild behind the wheel to get 4 major moving violations in 3 years, and here in NY you would have lost your license after the 3rd, which means you got the 4th while driving without a license.

Since the FAQ doesnt list any other criteria for disqualifying a mentor, Im fairly certain they mean that is the inclusive list.

I think the thing to keep in mind is that mentors are suppose to be role models, someone the students will want to aspire to be like. no one has the 'right' to be on a FIRST team. Personally I consider it an honor and a privalidge - and if the other adults on the team, or if someone from FIRST told me its in the best interest of the students that I no longer participate in the program (for whatever reason) then who am I to put my personal needs above that of the team, or above the FIRST program itself?

BTW, the whole point of using the background check organization is to protect your privacy - it only comes back approved or disapproved - the other members of your team do not know what the check found, only that it was something on the predetermined FIRST list of unacceptable criminal behavior.