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Pinellas County Schools Hiring Guidelines
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Hiring guidelines are used in making employment decisions for individuals who are applying for positions with the Pinellas County School Board. If you have any questions, you may contact a Human Resources Representative for assistance.
If you are offered a job, you will be required to be fingerprinted at your own expense. If you have a criminal history, you may be required to provide written documentation. If you are hired and it is found that you falsified your application regarding reporting criminal history information, you may be dismissed and possibly prosecuted. All applicants must be of good moral character. (See FSS.1012.32.)
Note: For the purposes of these hiring guidelines, criminal convictions mean a conviction by a jury or by a Court and shall also include the forfeiture of any bail, bond, or other security deposited to secure appearance by a person charged with having committed a felony or misdemeanor, the payment of a fine, a plea of nolo contendere, the imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by the Court, adjudication withheld, finding of guilt, a plea of no contest, or the date of entry into a pre-trial intervention, pre-trial diversion, or similar program, so long as such PTI/PTD program is completed by the end of the relevant waiting period.
Offense Category Definition Eligibility for hire Category One Felony sexual related crimes, lewd and lascivious crimes, and felony child abuse crimes PCS will not hire applicants who have been convicted of Category one offenses. Category Two Felony crimes of violence or felony sale of controlled substances PCS will not hire the applicant if the conviction for a Category two offense was within the last twenty-five (25) years; will consider the applicant and carefully review the conviction for a Category two offense if it was beyond twenty five (25) years. Category Three Other felony crimes (except those designated under Category Five), any other misdemeanor crimes of a sexual nature, and misdemeanor crimes related to children. PCS will not hire the applicant if the conviction for a Category three offense was within the last ten (10) years; will consider the applicant and carefully review the conviction for a Category three offense if it was beyond ten (10) years Category Four Misdemeanor drugs, misdemeanor crimes of violence, and misdemeanor crimes involving weapons. PCS will not hire the applicant if the conviction for a Category four offense was within the last five (5) years; will consider the applicant and carefully review if the conviction for a Category four offense was committed beyond five (5) years Category Five Other misdemeanors and felony crimes involving worthless checks. PCS will consider the convictions in Category five on a case by-case basis. Other offenses reviewed case by case:
• Multiple convictions
• Offenses which are directly related to duties and responsibilities of the particular position.
To see a list of felonies and misdemeanors, click the appropriate link below.
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Felonies
- sexual misconduct with certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such sexual misconduct.
- sexual misconduct with certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual misconduct.
- adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults.
- murder.
- manslaughter; aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.
- aggravated assault.
- aggravated battery.
- battery on a detention or commitment facility staff member or a juvenile probation officer.
- kidnapping.
- false imprisonment.
- luring or enticing a child.
- leading, taking, enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
- leading, taking, enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse or neglect of a minor.
- exhibiting firearms or weapons at a school-sponsored event, on school property, or within 1,000 feet of a school.
- possessing an electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon at a school-sponsored event or on school property.
- sexual battery.
- sexual activity with or solicitation of a child by a person in familial or custodial authority.
- unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.
- female genital mutilation.
- prostitution.
- lewdness and indecent exposure.
- offenses against students by authority figures.
- arson.
- voyeurism.
- video voyeurism.
- coordinating the commission of theft in excess of $3,000.
- theft from persons 65 years of age or older.
- dealing in stolen property.
- robbery.
- robbery by sudden snatching.
- carjacking.
- home-invasion robbery.
- fraudulent sale of controlled substances.
- abuse, aggravated abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
- exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
- lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person or disabled person.
- incest.
- child abuse, aggravated child abuse, or neglect of a child.
- contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child.
- sexual performance by a child.
- resisting arrest with violence.
- obscenity.
- causing, encouraging, soliciting, or recruiting another to join a criminal street gang.
- drug abuse prevention and control, if the offense was a felony of the second degree or greater severity.
- sexual misconduct with certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual misconduct.
- introduction, removal, or possession of contraband at a correctional facility.
- sexual misconduct in juvenile justice programs.
- introduction, removal, or possession of contraband at a juvenile detention facility or commitment program.
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Misdemeanors
Any misdemeanor offense prohibited under any of the following statutes:
- battery, if the victim of the offense was a minor.
- luring or enticing a child.
