Checklist: Distance learning safety tips Hiring a tutor ☐ Research resume ☐ Ask for references ☐ Background check: ▪ ☐ TEA Do Not Hire Registry-https://tealprod.tea.state.tx.us/DNH/Public/SearchPerson ▪ ☐ Teacher Disciplinary Record Search- https://tea.texas.gov/texaseducators/investigations/disciplinary-actions-taken-against-texas-educators ▪ ☐ Teacher Certification Lookup- https://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/certification/certificatelookup ▪ ☐ Sex Offender Registry- https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/SexOffenderRegistry ▪ ☐ Harris County Background Check-713-755-7300, https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/edocs/public/search.aspx Pod safety ☐ Fire Extinguisher in Home ☐ Emergency Contact List ☐ EpiPen/Allergy Protocols ☐ Lock-up and secure guns ☐ Background check (see above) Online learning Courtesy: Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office ☐ Talk to children often about the dangers of online predators and closely monitor their internet and social media use ☐ Research commercially available parental controls for your children's computers and smartphones. These controls can limit website access, internet usages, and monitor the sites children access ☐ Visit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's educational "NetSmartz" page at https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home for free digital resources about keeping children safe online. ☐ Visit the United State Department of Justice website at https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus/keepingchildren-safe-online/ for online safety tips ☐ Visit Homeland Security website at https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/online-safety for information about online safety and human trafficking ☐ Visit Texas Attorney General website at https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/initiatives/cyber-safety for statistics and online resources ☐ Report any concern for online abuse to your local law enforcement agency and to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children