BOARD POLICY  1451

Banning Sexual Offenders

            The Lawrence County Schools in order to protect the citizens of all school districts from exposure at school events, whether academic or athletic/extra curricular events, resolves to ban from all school events those individuals that have been convicted of a sexual offense, labeled as a sexual offender and who are required to register.

            The Ohio Legislature in the passage of Revised Code Chapter 2950.02 sought to insure public safety by requiring the registration of those individuals convicted of sexually oriented offenses or who commit child-victim oriented offenses.  Communities are notified when such individuals move into a school district.  They are banned, by the Law of the State of Ohio, from living within one-thousand (1000) feet of a school.  Therefore the Lawrence County Schools will not permit these individuals to attend school events at any Lawrence County School or to be present on school grounds.

            Whenever school personnel are notified by the law enforcement agencies of these individuals living in the school districts, they shall notify all school personnel of such convicted individuals, so they may be recognized.  Each individual will be notified by proper authorities by letter that he/she is not permitted on school properties.  If any individual violates this policy, law enforcement will be notified immediately to remove the individual from school property.

            Any of these individuals who have children enrolled in Lawrence County  Schools must call the administration to schedule any academic conferences.  Such conferences will be held via telephone conference as can be scheduled.  Confidentiality of all school records, as well as student records will be maintained.

            Violating this policy may result in being charged with criminal trespass under ORC 2911.21

References:  ORC 2950.02, 2950.04, 109.42(A)(16), 3313.47, ORC 2911.21

01-23-07
02-26-07 Rev.