California School District Bans Sex Offenders from Visiting Campuses
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
San Diego sex crimes lawyers can chalk up yet another violation of the rights of sex offenders, in the guise of child safety. The Placer Hills Union School District recently voted to prevent parents convicted of sex crimes from visiting campuses. The decision was made in a 3-2 vote.
Generally, parents of California school districts who find themselves on the registry of sex offenders are allowed to visit schools on a case-by-case basis. This new rule at the Placer Hills Union School District would prevent parents from visiting their children’s schools if they are included in the sex offender registry. The rule was adopted in October last year, and has already been criticized by California criminal defense lawyers, and parents who find themselves on sex offender registries. A rule like this ensures that parents cannot even visit their children’s schools for important events.
Under the provisions of Megan’s Law, persons who have been convicted of sex offenses and have been released from prison and are on parole, are required to register under a federal registry of sex offenders. These persons can have severe restrictions placed on their living arrangements. For instance, they cannot live close to a school or park or any place where children gather. The Placer Hills Union School District goes one step further by ensuring that sex offenders on parole who happen to have children in school, cannot visit the school even a case-by-case basis. This amounts to gross violation of these people’s rights.
It’s hard to imagine how much more danger children in Placer Hills Union School District can be compared to children in other districts in California where parents on the registry can visit their children’s schools on certain occasions. Unfortunately, California criminal defense attorneys often see that in situations like this, there is little opposition by the public to gross violations of a person’s civil rights.
Generally, parents of California school districts who find themselves on the registry of sex offenders are allowed to visit schools on a case-by-case basis. This new rule at the Placer Hills Union School District would prevent parents from visiting their children’s schools if they are included in the sex offender registry. The rule was adopted in October last year, and has already been criticized by California criminal defense lawyers, and parents who find themselves on sex offender registries. A rule like this ensures that parents cannot even visit their children’s schools for important events.
Under the provisions of Megan’s Law, persons who have been convicted of sex offenses and have been released from prison and are on parole, are required to register under a federal registry of sex offenders. These persons can have severe restrictions placed on their living arrangements. For instance, they cannot live close to a school or park or any place where children gather. The Placer Hills Union School District goes one step further by ensuring that sex offenders on parole who happen to have children in school, cannot visit the school even a case-by-case basis. This amounts to gross violation of these people’s rights.
It’s hard to imagine how much more danger children in Placer Hills Union School District can be compared to children in other districts in California where parents on the registry can visit their children’s schools on certain occasions. Unfortunately, California criminal defense attorneys often see that in situations like this, there is little opposition by the public to gross violations of a person’s civil rights.
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