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Mitigating risks while caring for the physical and psychological well being of students and inspiring trust in educational institutions. Advancing secure contracting Mexico • Panama • Brazil +52 (55) 5511 3237 [email protected] www.multilatin.com According to a report from the OECD, 40% of students reported being a victim of some type of bullying. 40% Said they had been beaten. Reported having suffered verbal, psychological or physical violence. Reported having received insults and threats. SOURCES: 1. Data from the organization Save The Children. 2. 2017 Report "An In-depth Look on Bullying in Ecuador's Schools" from the Ministry of Education, World Vision and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). 3. Statistics reported by the Peruvian National Institute on Statistics and Data (INEI, acronym in Spanish) in 2017. 4. Statistics from the Program for Victims of Violence, a dependency of the Argentine Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. 5. Study on "Gender Violence: another look at the Academic Gap" financed by the Chilean National Fund for Public Safety, Ministry of the Interior in 2016 and carried out by the Fundación Semilla between 2016 and 2017. 7 out of 10 children are victims of some type of violence. (1) 42% of the calls received on the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights help line were to report child sexual abuse. (4) 24.7 of students have suffered one or more forms of sexual abuse in educational institutions. (5) 60% of students between the age of 11 and 18 have been victims of an act of violence in school. (2) 34.6% of adolescents between the age of 12 and 17 reported that they have been the victims of sexual violence in school or at home. (3) Only those schools and universities that perform background checks on personnel who are in contact with students and minors demonstrate a commitment to safety. WHAT SHOULD BE SCREENED? BACKGROUND CHECKS A SOUND PRACTICE FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR 17% 44% 25% Verifications Identity and Address Academic Employment Criminal Litigation Civil Litigation Labor Litigation Credit History Directorship Drug Testing Press, Social Media and Watch Lists SAFETY IN SCHOOLS: An incomplete subject matter in Latin America and the Caribbean LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK Support Services Personnel (Cleaning, drivers, others) Academic Personnel (Professors and coaches) Management Personnel (Directors and Assistant Directors)

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Page 1: BACKGROUND CHECKS A SOUND PRACTICE 40% FOR THE …...bullying. 40% Said they had been beaten. Reported having suﬀered verbal, psychological or physical violence. Reported having

Mitigating risks while caring for the physical and psychological well being of students and inspiring trust in educational institutions.

Advancing secure contracting

Mexico • Panama • Brazil +52 (55) 5511 3237 [email protected] www.multilatin.com

According to a report from the OECD, 40% of students reported being a victim of some type of bullying.

40%

Said they had been beaten.

Reported having suffered verbal, psychological or physical violence.

Reported having received insults and threats.

SOURCES:1. Data from the organization Save The Children.2. 2017 Report "An In-depth Look on Bullying in Ecuador's Schools" from the

Ministry of Education, World Vision and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

3. Statistics reported by the Peruvian National Institute on Statistics and Data (INEI, acronym in Spanish) in 2017.

4. Statistics from the Program for Victims of Violence, a dependency of the Argentine Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

5. Study on "Gender Violence: another look at the Academic Gap" financed by the Chilean National Fund for Public Safety, Ministry of the Interior in 2016 and carried out by the Fundación Semilla between 2016 and 2017.

7 out of 10 children are victims of some type of violence. (1)

42% of the calls received on the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights help line were to report child sexual abuse. (4)

24.7 of students have suffered one or more forms of sexual abuse in educational institutions. (5)

60% of students between the age of 11 and 18 have been victims of an act of violence in school. (2)

34.6% of adolescents between the age of 12 and 17 reported that they have been the victims of sexual violence in school or at home. (3)

Only those schools and universities that perform background checks on personnel who are in contact with students and minors demonstrate a commitment to safety.

WHAT SHOULD BE SCREENED?

BACKGROUND CHECKS

A SOUND PRACTICE FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR

17% 44% 25%

Verifications

Identity and Address

Academic

Employment

Criminal Litigation

Civil Litigation

Labor Litigation

Credit History