Clearances and TB Test Policy For Observation
and Student Teaching at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
It is the policy of Lock Haven University
of Pennsylvania (LHUP) that all teacher candidates must possess
a current Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check (Act
34), Child Abuse History clearance (Act
151), and a valid TB test to be eligible for student
teaching.
Effective April 1, 2007 all student teachers,
education major students participating in the classrooms
and having contact with students in private or public schools,
or employed in private or public schools must have a
current FBI Federal Criminal History
Record (Act 114) done.
LHU Students must provide an original record report to
the Office of Student Teaching (RLC 613) to be verified and
recorded prior to entering any public or private school.
This clearance is valid for the entire time you
are enrolled at LHU; unless you lose the original or if you
have a break in your enrollment. The processed FBI Clearance Must
state “no record”. This clearance requires
fingerprinting done at specific sites in Pennsylvania. Click HERE for
instructions.
Lock Haven University will not make student
teaching placements for students whose background checks
reflect a felony offense. To that end, the following guidelines
are provided for clarification regarding this issue:
- All persons who intend to student teach must secure
the aforementioned documents, as per their residency, to
establish eligibility to student teach.
- The clearances and TB test must be current and may not
expire during the duration of the 15 week placements.
- An applicant for student teaching must present the aforementioned
documents to Mrs. Patricia Cozzi (613 Robinson Hall) prior
to beginning student teaching.
- THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CLEARANCES IS AS FOLLOWS:
To Student Teach in the:
- Fall Semester - Deadline: May 1st
- Spring Semester - Deadline: December 1st
- Failure to submit the clearances and
TB test to Mrs. Cozzi's Office by the deadline dates will
cause the cancellation of both student teaching placements.
There will be no exceptions. Once the placements are cancelled
they will not be reinstated. A student who does not meet
the deadline for the aforementioned documents will have
to reapply to student teach at the beginning of the next
semester.
- Because there is a delay when applying for clearances
and/or the FBI check, be sure to apply the first week of
classes, a semester before you will student teach.
- The task of securing clearances and the TB test is the
responsibility of the prospective student teacher.
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