Keeping children safe at school

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

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Five former Citrus County School District employees are barred from the county's campuses after a background check revealed past felony convictions.

Eight others are awaiting further review in an effort to keep children safer at school.

The firings follow a move by district officials to come up with a list of crimes of "moral turpitude".

Those crimes keep contracted workers from schools and include indecent exposure, lewd or lascivious conduct, prostitution and sexual misconduct with a minor or the disabled.

The actions are aimed at meeting the intent of the Jessica Lunsford Act.

Lunsford was abducted from her home, raped and murdered in Homosassa in February.

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