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Parents urge Williamsville district to require notification when registered offenders are authorized on campus
Summary
Parents called on the Williamsville Central School District to amend policy 7‑5‑60 so administrators must notify parents and staff when a registered offender is authorized on campus, and to adopt standardized authorization and annual training; the board referred the issue to its policy committee for review on March 31.
Jacob Wixom, a district parent, told the Board of Education on March 10 that the district’s execution of policy 7‑5‑60 on notification of registered *** offenders is “failing,” saying his interactions with administrators and local law enforcement show “a disturbing lack of awareness regarding the specifics of policy 7‑5‑60.” He urged the board to change the policy’s language from a discretionary ‘‘reserves the right to notify’’ to a mandatory ‘‘shall notify.’’
Another speaker, representing Christine Yang, told the board the…
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