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IN - Policy may close sex offender law gap

View the article here Not all sex offenders are child sex offenders, so once again, they are making a blanket law, which affects all sex offenders, regardless of what they did, and if they are on or off probation/parole. 03/07/2009 By Sue Loughlin - The Tribune-Star State law doesn?t prohibit child sex offenders from visiting schools TERRE HAUTE ? Indiana law prevents most registered child sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, but it doesn?t prohibit them from visiting a school. Now, the Vigo County School Corp. wants to close the gap in state law by adopting a policy that, except in limited circumstances, would prohibit registered sex offenders ?whose victim was a minor? from going onto school property. By having a policy, the district will be better able to keep schools safe and protect students, said Ray Azar, director of student services, in a recent interview...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 08, 2009 (boomark / email).