[Cowgirl of Justice]

Years ago, I worked for a background screening company. Students, who were enrolled in a community college program to get a degree in a nursing program, were required at some point to pay for a background screening. I overheard some phone calls where the students were informed that having a felony conviction disqualified them from ever getting a job in the medical field. I could hear their screaming and crying and it was heartbreaking that they finally were getting their life in order and crimes from their past caught up with them. I remember one girl was pleading and sobbing, “I paid my dues” and was firmly told, “I am sorry”. With these calls and others for similar jobs, there was a lot of cursing from the students or prospective employees, with many speaking ebonics.

Maybe that accounts for the influx of Filipino nurses who QUALIFY for the positions.

[kevcol]

I overheard some phone calls where the students were informed that having a felony conviction disqualified them from ever getting a job in the medical field. I could hear their screaming and crying and it was heartbreaking that they finally were getting their life in order and crimes from their past caught up with them.

It is a shame that some who started with a severe misconception of reality/entitlement, then acquire a sense individual and civil responsibility, but only later in life and after so many doors have closed. However, one career path is still open to them: the D.C. City Council.