Are sex offenders allowed on school premises

[kdumas]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

Is there an exception to the law with some registered sex offenders? It is my understanding that NO registered sex offender is permitted to be within 300 feet of a school, park or anywhere children gather.

I personally know of a registered sex offender who has been on elementary school grounds more than a few times. He has children that go to the school. When someone questioned the principal about this, he said that he was an exception to the rule because he had children at the school. Am I missing something? Lots of sex offenders have children. Does that mean they are not a risk?

Doesn't the law pertain to all registered sex offenders?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[quincy]

The law that was passed in California has flaws, not the least of which is enforcement.

Many states have already had to revise "Jessica's Law" as its implementation has been difficult in its original form. Some states now apply the law to only child molesters and not to all sex offenders. In addition, the Constitutionality of the law is being challenged, in California as well as in other states.

What the California law says is that registered sex offenders (which include not only child molesters and rapists but also those convicted of indecent exposure, "Romeo and Juliet" teen offenders and those convicted of unwanted fondling) are prohibited from living within 2000 feet of a park or a school. Some communities are adopting their own reading of the law to make it workable.

In San Francisco, for instance, ALL homes are within 2000 feet of a park or a school. This has led to California's homeless population growing, as sex offenders are forced to move outside the city limits (often to homeless shelters or to their cars).

 

[FlyingRon]

California only has the 2000' residence rule on the books. Some municipalites have 300 foot presence rules, but they often
exempt parents of children enrolled, for example:


§58.0607 Exemptions

A registered sex offender may be on or within 300 feet of a school if that sex
offender is a parent or guardian of a child attending that school, or is a student at
the school or has prior written permission for the entry from the chief