As a result of HB 745 during the 2025 Legislative session, anyone who might have unsupervised contact with a student must first complete a fingerprint-based, national criminal background check with satisfactory results returned to the District prior to volunteering. This applies at school, school activities, transportation to and from school activities, etc. This will require a great deal of forward planning. For example, parents or family wishing to volunteer on field trips will have to undergo the fingerprint-based, national criminal background check and wait for the school to receive their results prior to participating. We do not expect this law to impact participation in in-class activities to which parents are invited.

We're working to make this process as smooth as possible. Here are the steps.

1) Prospective volunteers have their fingerprints taken. See resources below.

2) Bring the completed fingerprint cards to Lolo School, along with a check or money order in the amount of $30 made out to the Montana Department of Justice. We'll send in your fingerprints right away.

3) Wait. We'll notify you when we receive the results of the background check.

Questions? Call Kathy or Dale at 406-273-6686.

Concussion Training for coaches and athletics volunteers - go to the following link and click on 'order course' to complete the concussion training: http://nfhslearn.com/courses/61037