BIA, Tribe-Run Schools Avoiding Background Checks

Background checks are becoming increasingly important, especially in schools of all shape and form, according to a recent report.

Some employees at schools in the Bureau of Indian Affairs system have been hired without undergoing all of the required background checks, according to an article on Indianz.com.

Federal law requires that all BIA employees who come in contact with American Indian children undergo an FBI fingerprint check and character check every five years. Schools managed directly by tribes also require employees to undergo a background check.

However, a random sampling by the Interior Department's Inspector General revealed 2 percent of employees at schools run by the BIA had no security files and 76 percent had material errors in their file.

"Material errors in the investigations included lack of required FBI fingerprint checks, absence of character background checks, and absence of re-investigations for employees with over five years on the job," the report noted.

The sampling also revealed that 6 percent of employees did not undergo a fingerprint check, 5 percent failed to complete a criminal background check and 60 percent of employees working for longer than five years were not re-investigated.

The sampling also found that half the employees in schools run by tribes were hired before undergoing a background check and 73 percent were later found to have a criminal record.

"The OIG commended the schools for their response to the findings, saying many of them took action after being told of problems," the article notes. "The BIA also agreed to implement all of the report's recommendations, which included a '100 percent' review of employees at schools run directly by tribes."

According to data cited in the sampling, the FBI initiated 1,658 investigations and made 537 arrests in Indian child sexual abuse matters in fiscal years 2003 through 2006. During the same time, the FBI initiated 134 investigations and made 39 arrests in Indian child physical abuse matters. This represented about 30 percent of all FBI investigations in American Indian territory during that period.

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