Vigo schools working on sex offender policy

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The policy states that, except in limited circumstances, the school district “will not permit registered sex offenders, whose victim was a minor, to be on school property.”

The school district has at times received reports that a registered sex offender attended a school event, such as a festival or other after-school activity.

State law doesn’t prohibit registered sex offenders from visiting a school, Azar said. State law does prevent them from working at a school or living within so many feet of a school.

“We were advised if we wanted to make school grounds off limits, we would need to have a policy” that can be enforced, Ray Azar, director of student services said.