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Series Regulations - Regulations

NOTIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDERS
Policy # 7560R

When the Marcus Whitman Central School District receives information from local police authorities in accordance with New York State's Sex Offender Registration Act ("Megan's Law") regarding the presence of sex offenders in our school community, it will be District regulation to inform those designated staff members who may have contact with the sex offender in the course of their School District responsibilities of data received regarding such offenders. To ensure uniformity in complying with this regulation, the following guidelines will apply:

 

1)     Each School Principal/Supervisor shall make certain designated staff members aware of the information provided by local police authorities to the School District in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration Act. Such staff members may include, but are not limited to, teachers, office personnel, custodians, bus drivers, coaches, security personnel, and other staff as deemed appropriate by the applicable Building Principal/Supervisor.

2)      Such designated staff members will be allowed to view all information provided.

3)      All other Marcus Whitman Central School District employees will be notified of the

availability of this information, and requests for information received by the District

pursuant   to    "Megan's   Law"   are    to    be    directed   to   the    appropriate                 Building Principal/Supervisor.

 

4)     Information may be disseminated to the Marcus Whitman Central School District from local law enforcement agencies as  enumerated in  Regulation #7560R.l  --  State Sex Offender Registry Community Notification Process.

 

5)     Each  Principal/Supervisor shall  maintain  a  file  in  his/her  office  that  includes  all information received from local law enforcement agencies regarding the presence of such sex offenders in the school community.

 

6)     If an employee believes that he/she has seen such an offender within the school building, on school property, at school activities,on or near District bus routes, or believes the offender has come in contact with children,the employee is required to report such sightings to his/her Building Principal/Supervisor. The Building Principal/Supervisor shall then immediately inform the Superintendent who will contact local law enforcement authorities.

 

7)     If for some reason the Building Principal/Supervisoris not able to immediately contact the Superintendent, the Building Principal/Supervisorshall be authorized to then inform the local law enforcement agency regarding this possible sighting of such paroled/released sex offender.

8)     Employees will not be allowed to automatically make personal copies of such information disseminated by local police. If an employee wants a personal copy of this information, he/she must file a written request with his/her Building Principal/Supervisor.

 

9)

a.

All non-school groups which regularly  use District facilities and have children in attendance shall be identified by the administration, and the notification information

 

 

shall be disseminated to the adult who has been identified as the supervisor of each

 

 

such group. District administration will also forward such notification information to

 

 

the Chief School Officer of each private and parochial school within the geographic

 

 

boundaries of the Marcus Whitman Central School District; or, in the alternative,

 

b.

 

Marcus  Whitman Central  School  District  administration  may,  in  their  discretion, provide applicable law enforcement officials with a list of the names and addresses of

 

all non-school groups which regularly  use District facilities and have children in

attendance,  and  request  that  such  law  enforcement  officials  disseminate  to  such

groups  the information  that  has  been released  to the  District in accordance with

Megan's Law.

 

  10)   Parents/guardians of District students and other community residents will also be notified by administration of the availability of information provided by law enforcement officials to the District, pursuant to Megan's Law, concerning the presence of a sex offender in the school community. Community residents who desire such information are to direct their written requests to the District Office. District residents may also choose to contact the appropriate local law enforcement agency if they  wish to learn additional information.

 

11)  Administration shall refer all questions for further specifics concerning information on the paroled/released sex offender to the appropriate law enforcement agency and/or parole officer.

 

Special Circumstances Whereby Sex Offenders May Enter Upon School Grounds

 

As a mandatory condition of the sentence for sex offenders placed on probation or conditional discharge whose victim was under the age of eighteen (18) or who has been designated a Level 3 sex offender, the court requires that such sentenced offender refrain from knowingly entering into or upon school grounds or any other facility or institution primarily used for the care or treatment of persons under the age of eighteen (18) while one or more of such persons are present.

 

However,  by exception,  entrance  upon  the  premises  shall  be provided  to  the  sentenced  sex offender under the following conditions subject to the written authorization of his/her parole officer and the superintendent or chief administrator of the facility for the limited purposes authorized by that

person:

 

1)      The offender is a registered student, participant or employee of the facility;

 

2)      The offender is an employee of an entity contracted by the facility; or

 

3)      The offender has a family member enrolled in the facility.

 

Disseminationof Information to the Public

 

In addition to the guidelines enumerated in this Regulation, all information contained within the Sex Offender Registry that is disseminated to the District pursuant to Megan's Law may be disclosed by the District in its discretion. Records acquired by the District from a source other than the Registry are  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Freedom  of  Information  Law,  and  written  requests  for  such information are to be directed to the District Records Access Officer.

 


Adoption Date: 9/1/2012
Regulations - Regulations