I understand the reason for this, it was probably overdue. We need to protect our children from sexual predators. They are also screening for violence and drug offenses. These issues are very different. I bet this could affect a number of people. We have an 18 year old minor drug conviction that should not preclude anyone who has stayed out of trouble that long. And, what about the person who 20 or more years ago they were in a bar fight and got an assault conviction. Now they are married, have kids, a good job and have given that part of their life up. Maybe setting a criteria for some offenses like drug and violence of 5 years off of supervision would make sense. These are just my beliefs. I would also recommend anyone who has any issues like this apply on September 1st. I bet there will be a number of cases like this and USA could have a backlog that will take a while to address. I am not saying I am against this. Where I work I had to pass a pre-employment check and another background check every 5 years and there is nothing wrong with it. I just think this may need to be refined some. At least the criteria the waiver committee uses should be public and they should have a criteria of some type.

I would like to say I admire Coach Bill for bringing this up so it can be discussed. Good luck, hope to see you next year.