School volunteers aren’t free…especially when they need background checks.
Montana Public Radio explains that the state imposed new fingerprint-based background checks for school volunteers.
At $30 a pop, the costs add up. Missoula is spending an additional $20,000 a month to fund this.
Bozeman isn’t paying for this. It’s making the volunteers pay.
Helena was already fingerprinting volunteers and therefore isn’t incurring any additional costs.
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