Review: 81 school employees don’t have background checks

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A new review says 81 newly hired employees in schools district and charter schools throughout New Mexico don’t have required background checks.
Results of the New Mexico Public Education Department review released Thursday also found that background checks weren’t available for 14 administrators statewide.
The department ordered a comprehensive review of background check policies for every school district after it became public Albuquerque Public Schools last