13-10-13. Criminal conviction as factor in hiring decision.
A school district 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 a school district, 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 a school district from considering any criminal conviction in making a hiring decision.
Source: SL 2000, ch 76, §2.