05-15-2008, 06:42 AM
Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Health safety, In the newsIce cream trucks are an icon of childhood summers. Just when you think it can't get any hotter, you hear that tinkling (and sometimes, really creepy) music and know that relief is on its way.Communities across the country, however, are starting to pay more attention to who's behind the wheel of their neighborhood ice cream truck. Spearheaded, possibly, by a handful of incidences where children found themselves in the hands (and trucks) of sexual predators working as ice cream truck drivers, officials in several states are passing laws that require strict background checks before hiring. Many are looking to ban criminals from this kind of employment altogether.Continue reading Communities demand background checks on ice cream truck drivers Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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