Pennsylvania law requires that all school volunteers have required clearances on file with the school before chaperoning trips or volunteering to staff events. Once you have obtained your clearances, they are good for five years.

How to obtain clearances:

Go to www.childyouthprotection.org

    B.    Proceed to the ‘Staff and Volunteers’ on the toolbar.  

C.     Hit that toolbar, and a dropbox will appear.  Go to ‘Checks and Clearances.’

The following clearances must be obtained by volunteers living in PA for less than 10 years: 

• Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Clearance 

• Pennsylvania State Police Clearance 

• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance 

 The following clearances must be obtained by volunteers living in PA continuously for 10 years:

• Pennsylvania State Police Clearance 

• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance 

• Disclosure Statement application for volunteers to be filed at the place of service

Obtaining Required Background Checks

1. PA State Police Criminal Record Check

• Can be obtained online at https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp with results available within a few minutes.  This service is free for volunteers.

2. PA Department Human Services Child Abuse History Clearance

• Can be obtained online at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS This service is free for volunteers.

3. Federal Criminal Background Check

Go to https://uenroll.identogo.com/ to schedule an appointment for the background check.

-1KG6TR is the code for (PDE) Pennsylvania Department of Education Educators/Staff (non-public schools) 

-The Fee is $20