A School District Hired a School Bus Driver Without Conducting

question 96

Multiple Choice

A school district hired a school bus driver without conducting a multi-state criminal background check; a background check was conducted only in the state in which the school was located. Subsequently, the school bus driver was convicted of kidnapping one of the children who traveled in his bus. The prosecution in the case revealed that the driver had been convicted ten years ago for a similar case in another state. The school district is guilty of_____.

• A) information falsification
• B) stereotyping
• C) compensatory hiring
• D) negligent hiring

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