If a school district fails to do background checks before employing teachers or school bus drivers when the potential employee's past offensive conduct toward a child could have been discovered, the school is guilty of .

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Negligent hiring occurs when an employer fails to conduct an adequate background check on a potential employee which results in the hiring of an individual who poses a risk to others. In this scenario, the school district failed to conduct background checks on potential employees which resulted in the hiring of teachers or bus drivers who have a past history of offensive conduct towards children.

If a School District Fails to Do Background Checks Before