Jerome Joint School District No. 261

COMMUNITY RELATIONS 4420F1

Sex Offenders

LETTER TO PARENTS REGARDING VISITS TO SCHOOL BY CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS

Dear Parents/Guardians:

The purpose of this letter is to help the school and District comply with State law placing restrictions on

sex offenders’ access to school children and school property.

If you would like to obtain information regarding convicted sex offenders in your area, you can contact the Idaho

State Police or your local Sheriff’s Department. The Idaho State Police has a website available to provide this

information. Currently, that website is: http://isp.idaho.gov/sor_id/

State law prohibits a sex offender from:

1. Being on or remaining on the premises of a school building or school grounds, or upon other

properties posted with a notice that they are used by a school, when the person believes children

under the age of eighteen (18) years are present and involved in a school activity or when children

are present within thirty (30) minutes before or after a scheduled school activity.

2. Loitering on a public way within five hundred (500) feet of the property line of school grounds or a

school building when children under the age of eighteen (18) years are present for a school activity,

or when students are present thirty (30) minutes before

or after such activity.

3. Being in any vehicle owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school

or school-related activities when children under the age of eighteen (18) years are present in the

vehicle.

4. Residing within five hundred (500) feet of a school, measured from the nearest point of the exterior

wall of the offender’s dwelling unit to the school property line, unless the person’s residence was

established prior to July 1, 2006.

The following applies if you are parent/guardian who is a convicted sex offender:

You need to immediately return this letter with the blanks completed to the building principal’s office where your

child is enrolled. This letter must be completed and returned to the school at least ten (10) days before your first

anticipated visit to the school. If you have children attending more than one school, you must complete this form

for each school. The District will crosscheck responses with the list the District receives from law enforcement

identifying sex offenders living within its jurisdiction.

When you visit your child at school or a school event that you have not already described on the form below, you

must inform the principal’s secretary that you need to make an entry on your record of school visits. This record

will be kept on file in the building principal’s office where your child is enrolled.

The following must be completed by a convicted sex offender who is a parent or guardian of a student enrolled

in the school.

TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF YOU ARE A PARENT/GUARDIAN AND ARE A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER

____________________________________________ _______________________________

Student’s Name (please print) School

____________________________________________ _______________________________

Name of Parent/Guardian (please print) Date

____________________________________________ _______________________________

Signature Date

• At least once annually you need to obtain advance written permission to visit school property. Once

written permission is obtained for the year, you will not need to obtain advance written permission for

each individual visit, though you must comply with the procedures outlined in this letter, District policy,

and with state and federal law.

• You must provide the information requested below for the times you anticipate visiting the school, such

as, after school to pick-up your child, during specific sporting events, and during parent-teacher

conferences.

• For all other visits, you must go immediately and directly to the principal’s office and provide the

information on your record of visits.

• You must remain under the direct supervision of the assigned school official.

• When you are to leave, you must go immediately and directly to the principal’s office and provide the time that you are leaving. You must then immediately leave the school grounds.

Record of Visits – use additional paper if needed.

Date Location & Purpose School Official Assigned Time In Time Out

_______ _________________________ _________________________ ____________ ____________

_______ _________________________ _________________________ ____________ ____________

_______ _________________________ _________________________ ____________ ____________

_______ _________________________ _________________________ ____________ ____________

_______ _________________________ _________________________ ____________ ____________

_______ _________________________ _________________________ ____________ ____________

_______ _________________________ _________________________ ____________ ____________

The following applies if you know someone who is a convicted sex offender who would like to visit school

property:

If you know a convicted sex offender who is not a parent/guardian of a student enrolled in the school, but who

would like to visit school property, please refer them to the Superintendent’s office to request permission. A

sex offender who is not a parent/guardian of a student enrolled in the school must complete a form in order to

be granted permission to visit school property. This form must be completed at least once annually.

If permission is granted, the Superintendent or designee shall provide the details of the sex offender’s

upcoming visit to the building principal. The Superintendent, or designee, who is a certified employee, will

supervise the sex offender whenever the sex offender is in a student’s vicinity.

TO BE COMPLETED IF YOU ARE A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER AND ARE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO

VISIT SCHOOL PROPERTY

A convicted sex offender who is not a parent/guardian of a student enrolled in the District must complete this

form in order to seek permission to visit school property whenever students are present. This form must be

provided to the District at least ten (10) days prior to the anticipated visit. After a decision is made whether to

grant or deny permission to visit, a copy will be returned to you. This information will be kept in the

Administration offices as well as in the building principal’s office where you are seeking permission to visit.

Please be specific in completing this form.

___________________________________ ________________________________________

Name (please print) Residence Address

___________________________________ ________________________________________

Signature Residence City, State, Zip Code

___________________________________

Date

Visit Request

Date and Time ______________ Requested Location of Visit _______________ Purpose of Visit _________________

The following is to be completed by District personnel only – for Parent Request or Visitor Request:

________Permission Granted __________Permission Denied

_____________________________________________ ____________________________________

Signature Date

(Superintendent, Designee, or Board President)

Visit Supervision:

Time In: ______________________________________

Time Out: _____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Supervisor _______________________________ Date ____________________

(Building Principal or other certified employee)

Policy History:

Adopted on: 11/21/2006

Revised on: 09/24/2013