[1]ARE ANY OTHER FAMILIES CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER??? ARE YOU AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY SCHOOLS NOT LISTED ON THE SHERIFF'S WEBSITE??? WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE??? PLEASE POST YOUR DIRECT OPINIONS ON THIS MATTER BELOW SO THAT WE MAY COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS AND ADDRESS THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY!
In March 2010, I found a notification that a sex offender moved directly across the street from the old BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH/SCHOOL. I immediately communicated my concerns to the sheriff's office, which were to be investigated. Later, I realized that not only the new school at this specific location was listed on the Sheriff's website-but neither were over 15 other school locations around our county.... I followed up about my concerns and have not heard anything to date about this issue...
What I found out would boggle any parent's brain.... None of the approximately 17 [2] PEP (Positive Education Program Schools [3]are listed on the County Map that allows sex offenders to know that they are within the range of a school. That means that they legally get to move across the street from unlisted schools by some sort of fluke... These children, above all children, are most vulnerable and require the most protection in our community...and they are somehow not covered under this law. I am absolutely ENRAGED by this... [4]
To date-non of the officials from the Sheriff's Department, Commissioners, City of Cleveland, or the School leadership themselves have given me a solid answer why these schools are NOT listed in the system!
I had found a problem in the system and asked for answers...my efforts to protect the children have evidently fallen on deaf ears or there are Ohio laws that preclude these schools from being added to the rolls of schools in CUYAHOGA COUNTY so that families are aware of who's living near the schools...or within a 1,000 feet of a school.
My guess is that this possible "MISTAKE" in putting the schools on the list would cause uncountable registered offenders to be forced to "MOVE" as it would put them in violation of the law. too much work for the county to entertain??????
1)LAW: According to the Sheriff's website:
A Common Pleas Judge must declare and classify an individual as a sexual offender. Further information relative to the classification of offenders can be found in Ohio Revised Code §2950.01 et seq. [5]
2) Sheriff's Website refers to the ORC 2950.01 [6] which then refers you tothe ORC 2925.01 [7] for a definition of a "SCHOOL" (see below)...
SECTION 2925.01, Sections (P), (Q), (R), (S) all state stuff about "SCHOOLS" for offenders. [7]
(P) An offense is “committed in the vicinity of a school” if the offender commits the offense on school premises, in a school building, or within one thousand feet of the boundaries of any school premises, regardless of whether the offender knows the offense is being committed on school premises, in a school building, or within one thousand feet of the boundaries of any school premises.
(Q) “School” means any school operated by a board of education, any community school established under Chapter 3314 [8]. of the Revised Code, or any nonpublic school for which the state board of education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code [9], whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities, or training provided by the school is being conducted at the time a criminal offense is committed.
(R) “School premises” means either of the following:
(1) The parcel of real property on which any school is situated, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities, or training provided by the school is being conducted on the premises at the time a criminal offense is committed;
(2) Any other parcel of real property that is owned or leased by a board of education of a school, the governing authority of a community school established under Chapter 3314 [8]. of the Revised Code, or the governing body of a nonpublic school for which the state board of education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code [9]and on which some of the instruction, extracurricular activities, or training of the school is conducted, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities, or training provided by the school is being conducted on the parcel of real property at the time a criminal offense is committed.
(S) “School building” means any building in which any of the instruction, extracurricular activities, or training provided by a school is conducted, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities, or training provided by the school is being conducted in the school building at the time a criminal offense is committed.
The transcripts of the events follow... Including communications with Sheriff's Dept., the PEP leadership, and notice of this to enumerable community people..at city, county, state, and federal levels along with other investigative reporters....and yet this issue has not been redressed to date!!!!
Thank you for your inquiry.We will send a Deputy Sheriff out to the residence to verify. As far as the schools zones are concerned, it is a Civil matter not a Criminal matter. You will need to contact the Law Director in the City of Cleveland.If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to contact @ 443-5577.Detective Kathleen Orlando>>> <SFBRAT2 [at] aol [dot] com> 3/8/2010 10:49 PM >>>
Dennis Pat Kurilich,
Dianna Hill
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ON APRIL 01,2010, I followed up with these issues.... NO CHANGES with the County Sheriff's website. Schools still not listed.
1) I called the PEP Administration directly... and followed up with a copy of the above communications:
2) I also sent an additional email to a local investigative reporter stating this:
Just talked to Frank Fecser, at PEP directly...he is now totally aware....has copies of all emails...and is ON IT....You can call Frank at 361-4400 and his email is ffecser [at] pepcleve [dot] orgYOU Two get together and protect our kids...looks like the sheriff is SLACKING!
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I currently live near a PEP School that is not listed on that website. That means that while I may have believed that because a SCHOOL is actively engaged in the educational process there-that there should not be any predators near the school...yet-THE SCHOOL IS NOT EVEN LISTED ON THE WEBSITE DATABASE!!! IT MAKES ME SICK THAT THESE LAWS ARE SOMEHOW BEING SKIRTED!!!!