Officials in Greenup, Ky. are wondering how a convicted felon got into a fifth grade classroom without credentials or a criminal background. According to an investigation by a local television station, Dakoda Bowling sat in on the classroom of a veteran teacher. But students said Bowling also taught the class at McKell Elementary.
Bowling was later approved as a substitute teacher by the school board. The superintendent said a criminal background check did not show any arrests. A further check of criminal records shows that Bowling had several convictions for charges including theft by deception and bad checks. Police officials said that other charges are pending.
The school superintendent said that the incident will lead to a double check of all personnel records to make sure “no one else slipped through the cracks.”
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