Hiring Policy

Discovery High School Personnel Hiring Policy: Criminal Records Including Guilty Pleas, No Contest Pleas, Pre-Trial Intervention or Results Other than Winning the Case

Will NOT Hire

• Extreme Violence (aggravated assault/aggravated battery, murder, attempted murder)
• Sexual Offense (L&L sexual battery)
• Kidnap
• Pornography
• Robbery
• Extortion
• Manslaughter (including vehicular homicide)
• Indecent Exposure if Sexual in Nature
• Sale of Drugs

Will NOT Hire

• If offense is less than 10 years old. (Will consider and carefully review if over 10 years old.)
• Felony Drug Use
• Grand Theft
• Burglary related to theft
• Felony Possession of Concealed Weapon
• Felony Battery/Assault (on law enforcement officer or teacher, etc.)
• Forgery
• Solicitation of Prostitution
• Prostitution

Will NOT Hire

• If offense is less than 5 years old. (Will consider and carefully review if older than 5 years.)
• Misdemeanor Drug and/or Paraphernalia
• Possession of Concealed Weapon Misdemeanor
• Battery/Assault
• Resisting Arrest with Violence
• Domestic Violence (Felony)

Judgement

• Case by Case Review
• DUI one incident only (more than one must show proof of rehabilitation)
• Sale of alcohol to minor
• Other criminal traffic offenses
• Other crimes
• Worthless checks
• Disorderly Conduct
• Multiple Arrests
• Petty Theft
• Domestic Violence (Misdemeanor)