Fingerprinting and Background Checks

Hello Parents,

Many of you have desires to volunteer in the classroom. We are so grateful for your service and excited about the things we can accomplish with your help. However, circumstances in this day and age require that we be cautious about who has access to your children. Therefore, you may be asked to complete a background check or fingerprinting in order to work with children at school. Just so you are aware, a background check will quickly tell us if someone has any recent illegal activity. This costs $15 and can be completed in the office of Thunder Ridge. Fingerprinting will give us a more comprehensive history, including illegal activity that happened long ago or in a different state. This costs $40 and must be completed at the district office in American Fork. Here are the guidelines about who needs what level of clearance:

• All employees have a background check and fingerprinting as part of the hiring process.
• Anytime volunteers will be working with students in a location away from teacher oversight, they NEED to complete a background check.
• If a volunteer is simply helping in the school, but will not work with students in a location away from teacher oversight, they DO NOT need to complete a background check.

I hope this helps clarify any questions about this issue and communicates to you another example of the care and concern we have for your child's safety. We love having you come and volunteer and hope to see you at Thunder Ridge on a regular basis!

Sincerely, Mr. Theler



Mr. Theler also said that if you are not sure whether your past background check is still current, please contact Kathy Loveridge (school secretary) and she will let you know.  If there is no record, you will have to pay the $15 to have another background check.