Employment - Instructional
School Board of Broward County, Florida
Personnel Hiring Guidelines
Criminal Records Including Guilty Pleas (Regardless of Adjudication),
No Contest Pleas, Pre-trial Intervention/Diversion
This is not intended to be a complete list of all disqualifying criminal offenses.
I. Will Not Hire
• Extreme Violence (Aggravated Assault/Aggravated Battery, Murder, Attempted Murder)
• Sexual Offense (Lewd & Lascivious-Sexual Battery, Rape, Sex With A Minor)
• Kidnapping
• False Imprisonment
• Child Abuse
• Any Felony Drug Charge (other than use)
• Pornography
• Extortion
• Manslaughter (Including Vehicular Homicide/Involuntary)
• Indecent Exposure If Sexual In Nature
• Currently on probation or has a case pending that is a DUI or criminal in nature
II. Will Not Hire - If Offense Less Than 10 Years Old. Will Consider And Carefully Review If Older Than 10 years.
• Felony Drug Use
• Grand Theft / Robbery
• Burglary
• Felony Battery/Assault
• Felony Possession of a Concealed Weapon
• Welfare/Unemployment Fraud
• Forgery
• Arson
• Prostitution or Solicitation of Prostitution
• Grand Larceny
• Other Felonies Not Mentioned in Section I
III. Will Not Hire - If Offense Is Less Than 5 Years Old. Will Consider And Carefully Review If Older Than 5 Years.
• Multiple DUI's
• Misdemeanor Drug and/or Paraphernalia
• Possession of Concealed Weapon - Misdemeanor
• Battery/Assault
• Resisting Arrest With Violence
• Domestic Violence
IV. Judgment - Case By Case Review
• DUI - One Incident Only
• Sale of Alcohol to Minor
• Worthless Checks
• Disorderly Conduct
• Multiple Criminal Offenses
• Petty Theft (Theft to Deprive/Retail Theft/Shoplifting)
• Loitering
• Trespassing
• Arrest Without Violence
• Larceny
• Other criminal offenses
Contact Information
Broward County Public Schools
600 SE Third Ave
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
USA
T: 754.321.0000