The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s policy designed to prevent faculty members from hiding crimes and abuse against minors is not subject to collective bargaining.

The justices ruled 6-1 that the policy—which requires faculty members to submit to criminal background checks and to report to their university employers if they are arrested or convicted of a serious crime, or found or indicated to be a perpetrator of child abuse—constitutes an inherent managerial policy or prerogative that is not bargainable.

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