Thursday, February 11, 2010

Specific Questions Regarding Sex Offender Notification

After doing some research, today I addressed the following email to High School Principal Roman Renteria. I have cc'd Superintendent Hancock and the entire school board, as I would like to see all of them in the loop on this issue:


I have done some research with regards to sex offenders/registration and found the following:

(8)     disclose his status as a sex offender in writing to his employer, supervisor or other person similarly situated, when he begins employment, begins a vocation or volunteers his services, regardless of whether the sex offender receives payment or other compensation, pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;

Since it sounds like the cheerleading coach knew that he was a registered sex offender, some notification must have been given. My questions are:
1. How many times has he been at the school or with the cheerleading squad?
2. Did he volunteer his services?
3. Did he provide written notification of his status? If he did, who did he give it to and when?

There should be simple, quantifiable answers to these questions. I would appreciate knowing them.


****UPDATE**** I heard from Mr. Renteria this afternoon. He said that the man had only been at the school twice, once last year and once this year. He said the man had provided written notification of his status last year. He is still reviewing who got this notification and when. He also said that as soon as this issue came to his and Mr. Hancock's attention that the man was notified in writing that he is not to come onto school property.

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