Commissions Scolaires: Hockey Teams

Background Checks Dept: Daycares and hockey teams do. Why not schools?, according to Montreal Gazette. "I don't want to stigmatize these people - they have the right to be rehabilitated in society," said Bernard Tremblay, director of labour relations for the F d ration des commissions scolaires du Qu bec. "But let's not rehabilitate them in our schools, especially knowing that pedophilia is a problem for which we have not yet found a cure. There is always the risk of a repeat offence." Although background checks on school employees have been mandatory since 2005, schools in Quebec - following the rules set out by the Education Department - still don't check whether their employees have been pardoned for sex-related offences. Parents and police say it's a hole in the protective net around children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.