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Greetings!
Over the years I have completed multiple employment applications which have entailed answering Professional Conduct Questions. Each time the question: Have you ever been charged with, convicted, etc appeared, I have answered "NO", which is by all means true.
In 1989 I was taken into custody and fingerprinted, but not charged with an alleged Intent Corpal Injury on Spouse/Cohabitant. After notifying the respective Superior Courts they have informed me that there was NO Records Found.
I have recently applied for employment as a substitute teacher with a school district and they apparently believed that I answered the Conduct question falsely.
Do you consider my "NO" answer to the question is falsification of information?
Your response will be greatly appreciated.
Gratefully,
TheEducator
Professional Conduct Reply
Greetings HelpTeam!
This is the question I submitted and I am still unclear whether I falsified information.
I entered "NO" to question #1.
Is that true or false?
Here are the Professional Conduct Questions:
D. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED).
Please answer the following questions. If any of the questions are answered yes, please provide a separate statement of explanation.
YES or NO
1.Have you ever been charged with, convicted or entered a plea, including a plea of nolo contendere, to any felony or misdemeanor whether sentence was imposed or suspended, except minor traffic violations? If yes, explain fully.[/B][/B][/B]2.Have you ever been denied a professional license, certificate, permit, credential, endorsement, or registration?
3.Has your professional license (except for driver’s license), certificate, permit, credential, endorsement, or registration ever been disciplined, suspended, revoked, reprimanded, restricted, curtailed or voluntarily surrendered or do you have any pending complaints before any regulatory board or agency or is there any investigation or adverse action now pending against you?
4.Have you ever resigned, been restricted, disciplined, or discharged from any position, including the armed forces, while under suspicion of having engaged in criminal, immoral, unethical behavior or unprofessional conduct, or are you under investigation for any such charge?
Thank you for your immediate response.
The Educator
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Is there a difference between the two questions:
"Have you ever been arrested for...
and
"Have you ever been charged.. "
These are questions that are asked on two separate employment applications.
I answered YES to the 1st employment question and No to the second employment question.
I have a meeting with an employer to explain my answer to the second question whereas, I was NOT charged.
Thank you in advance.
TheEducator