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Hi, a person I know was offered a job with a school district in NC. The person had 2 misdemeanors in the past: a DWI (probation successfully completed) and a misdemeanor marijuana possession. Both occurred in states other than NC. Following these incidents, the candidate went through intensive outpatient rehab, private counseling, and successfully came out of what can be described as a dark time, successfully.

The person was honest on the applications when asked about prior criminal history, and, in fact, when offered a job, the person sent an email to the HR person to prepare for what would likely be found, emphasizing that successful rehab had been completed; letters from the rehab counselor were available, as well as exemplary references from student teaching mentors. Sobriety has been maintained for well over a year, and the candidate also expressed willingness to submit to whatever testing they might require. Candidate expressed the desire to be open and honest about pas...See More
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anon On 7/01/16, Staying positive wrote: > I don't know about the marijuana part because that is still > illegal at any age/all conditions etc. I can only speak to > the DUI (DWI). I do know people who have gotten teaching > positions who had one single DUI prior to teaching. There > is a spot on applications that ask for that and that is...See More
Jul 5, 2016
anon On 7/02/16, clc wrote:
> Have you talked to a lawyer about an expungement? I am
> not a lawyer. In NC, I believe, a DUI conviction cannot
> be expunged but that differs from state to state. If both
> charges came from the same arrest, they both may count as
> one expungement.
>
> In NC, one expungement p...See More
Jul 5, 2016
sped Quite honestly, it is very difficult to imagine anyone getting a job as a teacher in North Carolina with convictions for drug and alcohol related offenses. The South, in general, isn't the most forgiving of these things.

I have heard that California has a teacher shortage in some areas and they have laws that prohibit discriminating agains...See More
Jul 6, 2016
anon Oregon has legalized marijuana, but I see no changes in the licensure regulations. You have any kind of criminal conviction, you aren't going to get a job teaching in the state. And yes, Oregon of all places now has a shortage of teachers.

I can't see the person ever getting hired as a teacher in any public school district anywhere in the ...See More
Jul 9, 2016
sped I assume this person got licensed somehow, someway. I don't now North Carolina's licensure restrictions on DWIs and Marijuana convictions because I don't have those to worry about. It may be possible to get licensed with misdemeanors, but getting a job? Highly unlikely, but you never know what might happen in a really bad district that is poorly ma...See More
Jul 11, 2016


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