Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The Pennsylvania Department of Education requires all individuals who interact with children in Pennsylvania schools to obtain three types of clearances: Act 34 (PA Criminal), Act 151 (Child Abuse), and FBI Criminal History Report. Form PDE 6004 also must be completed for any person entering a school. These are required for all Chatham field placements including observations and student teaching. In all MAT programs, field placements begin in the first term of enrollment. Therefore, students must submit these three clearances and form PDE 6004 to the Field Placement Coordinator located in Braun 204. Prior to beginning their first semester of courses. Negative information on any of these clearances may be cause for dismissal from the program.
More information regarding these clearances is available on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website.