[treetree]

Do you think the school should be notified if a parent is on the sex offenders register? Even if it's past their reporting period? Should other parents be aware? Shouldn't the person not be allowed on school property?

What would you do with the knowledge if you had it?

[howdo]

If it's past their reporting period, aren't they free to go where they please? I don't think you can notify anyone, can you?

If I had that knowledge I'd keep it to myself unless they were breaking the law or conditions of the register/parole/whatever it's called.

[ubermum]

Isn't the register public?

I am not so fussed. Anyone could be a sex offender. I teach my kids protective behaviours and am vigilant as all get out.

[beaglebaby]

You need to be far more concerned about the ones that haven't been caught yet. The most the school can do is to have all parents who volunteer in the school fill out the declaration stating they have no convictions.

[Lightning_bug]

...the problem with the sex offender register is that it puts underage kids who consensually had sex (statutory rape) and people who urinated in public next to serious pedophiles and rapists.

So I think notification should be based on the crime. If we're talking a repeat offender pedophile then yes but if it's not a risk to children then no.

But in all honesty, I don't know. The logical me says no and it's not fair on their child to be punished for their parent's crime.

The mumma bear me says if I found out I'd be getting together a posse with pitchforks and torches.

[Liadan]

Depends on why they are on the registry, are they a repeat offender, have they been deemed likely to reoffend.

I'm assuming that he has been punished (although, IMO, the punishment handed out to sex offenders isn't harsh enough), but even so, he has been punished, and now has the right to try and live a normal life, as much as he can, no matter how unfair it may seem.

[trishalishous]

Depends on why they are on the registry, are they a repeat offender, have they been deemed likely to reoffend.

this would be my concern too

[jumpingbeans]

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This post has been edited by jumpingbeans: 09/02/2013, 09:08 AM

[ronnieb]

Depends on why they are on the registry, are they a repeat offender, have they been deemed likely to reoffend.

I'm assuming that he has been punished (although, IMO, the punishment handed out to sex offenders isn't harsh enough), but even so, he has been punished, and now has the right to try and live a normal life, as much as he can, no matter how unfair it may seem.

How do you know the offender is a male?

[FrogIsAFrogIsAFr...]

Do you think the school should be notified if a parent is on the sex offenders register? Even if it's past their reporting period? Should other parents be aware? Shouldn't the person not be allowed on school property?

What would you do with the knowledge if you had it?

Only if the parent was looking to volunteer at school. Even then, I would like to think the parent would receive no clearance (as screening in SA for public schools and a growing number of private), from the specific Assessment Unit. The school wouldn't necessarily be told why the parent wasn't cleared, just that he/ she is not suitable to volunteer with children. As for being on school
property, why not? If they are ok to still have access to their child and they're not on parole or excluded from being within xxx metres of children, I dont see an immediate problem.

To respond to the 'public urinators & stat rape' offenders being on the list: the majority of sex offenders belong on the register and are not on it due to legal technicalities.

It's not a schools job to notify me as a parent about another parent, it is up to me as a parent to take reasonable steps to protect my child. I would also not 'share' info with other parents.