Stan de SD
2008-11-15 08:53:41 UTC
Mr. Phillips said it created "a mess" in a state database. He said
teacher applicants who don't have a Social Security number can receive a
temporary identification number, which begins with a "P," from TEA until
they get one from the federal government.
The investigative report also found that the district hasn't been
turning in "new hire" forms to the Texas attorney general's office,
which uses the information to find parents who haven't paid child
support. Failure to provide the forms to the attorney general can result
in a $25 fine for each employee. The district doesn't know yet whether
it will have to pay any fines.
Here's how the Dallas school district's false Social Security number
•Foreign educators on visas were assigned false Social Security numbers
to get them on DISD's payroll.
•The foreign employees were instructed to obtain Social Security numbers
from the Social Security Administration and report them to the district.
•Once employees received the real numbers, the district entered those
numbers in place of the fake ones in a computerized management system.
•The fake numbers were supposed to be used temporarily until real
numbers were in place. But some of the fake numbers wound up being sent
to the Texas Education Agency when DISD asked TEA to conduct background
checks on new hires. Those numbers stayed in the system if DISD didn't
replace them with real Social Security numbers obtained by the employees.
Apparently Joe the Plumber gets more scrutiny from government agenciesteacher applicants who don't have a Social Security number can receive a
temporary identification number, which begins with a "P," from TEA until
they get one from the federal government.
The investigative report also found that the district hasn't been
turning in "new hire" forms to the Texas attorney general's office,
which uses the information to find parents who haven't paid child
support. Failure to provide the forms to the attorney general can result
in a $25 fine for each employee. The district doesn't know yet whether
it will have to pay any fines.
Here's how the Dallas school district's false Social Security number
•Foreign educators on visas were assigned false Social Security numbers
to get them on DISD's payroll.
•The foreign employees were instructed to obtain Social Security numbers
from the Social Security Administration and report them to the district.
•Once employees received the real numbers, the district entered those
numbers in place of the fake ones in a computerized management system.
•The fake numbers were supposed to be used temporarily until real
numbers were in place. But some of the fake numbers wound up being sent
to the Texas Education Agency when DISD asked TEA to conduct background
checks on new hires. Those numbers stayed in the system if DISD didn't
replace them with real Social Security numbers obtained by the employees.
than people who may very well be in the country illegally. Why are
these type of reports hardly a surprise anymore?