Criminal conviction as factor in hiring decision

An accredited school may refuse to employ a person, either directly or by contract, who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude as defined in subdivision 22-1-2 (25). No person may be employed by an accredited school, either directly or by contract, if the person has been convicted of a crime of violence as defined in subdivision 22-1-2 (9), a sex offense as defined in § 22-24B-1 , or trafficking in narcotics. Nothing in this section prohibits an accredited school from considering any criminal conviction in making a hiring decision. Source: SL 2000, ch 76 , § 2; SL 2026, ch 79 , § 3.