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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The school district is guilty of negligent hiring for not conducting a multi-state criminal background check which would have revealed the driver's prior conviction in another state. Negligent hiring occurs when an employer fails to exercise reasonable care in hiring someone who, as a result, poses a threat to others.

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