A school hired a bus driver without conducting a multistate criminal background check; the school conducted a background check only in the state in which it is located. Subsequently, the 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 10 years ago for a similar case in another state. In this scenario, the school is guilty of _____.
A) information falsification
B) stereotyping
C) compensatory hiring
D) negligent hiring

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The school is guilty of negligent hiring by not conducting a multistate criminal background check which would have revealed the driver's previous conviction in another state. Negligent hiring occurs when an employer fails to exercise reasonable care in hiring an employee, which results in harm to others. In this case, the harm caused was the kidnapping of a child, which could have been prevented if the school had conducted a thorough background check.

A School Hired a Bus Driver Without Conducting a Multistate