Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fATE6P026085; Thu, 29 Nov 2001 09:06:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 09:06:25 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <fc.004c5669019491483b9aca005afd7376.194958e@sad17.k12.me.us> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Betsy Cornwell" <Betsy_Cornwell@sad17.k12.me.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:423] Re: Question about sex-offender policy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 1615 Lines: 35 I used to work with a program where the issue did come up. Here is my advice: Find out if the offender has a restraining order forbidding contact with children. The person I worked with was actually unaware of the details of his restraining order. Don't hesitate to ask for permission to speak with the person's lawyer so you can be sure what is or is not allowed. By including the offender in family events or allowing him/her to visit a child's classroom, you could be running the risk of facilitating parole violations which could result in a return to incarceration. When talking to an offender, stress that you can't do effective teaching unless all children and parents feel safe in your program and that you also don't want anything to happen that would cause more trouble for the offender. Home visits can be a good way to provide services to an offender who is prohibited from contact with other children. Your first priority is to do all you can to ensure a safe learning environment for the children in your program. Sometimes you may have to limit adult access to services in order to do that. Be alert to the signs of abuse in the offender's children. Each situation is different and you can't assume that all sexual offenders molest their own children. On the other hand, I think we are all mandated reporters and for some very strange reason, it seems that sometimes an offender's own children are the last to be protected. Betsy Cornwell, coordinator West Paris Family Learning Project Agnes Gray School 170 Main St. West Paris ME 04289 (207) 674-2332 betsy_cornwell@sad17.k12.me.us
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