A registered sex offender who wants to be a part of his five-year-old son’s education is suing the Lancaster School District because he has been denied access to his son’s school.
The father, who filed the lawsuit under the alias John Doe, is permitted under state law to visit his son’s school for lawful business and with written permission by the school principal, who must indicate the date or dates for which permission is granted.However, if the written permission is not signed by the chief administrative official of the school it is a misdemeanor for Doe to enter the school grounds.
Doe, who is 32 years old, wants to be actively involved in his kindergartner’s education.
Michelle Egberts, founder and executive director of AV-East Kern Second Chance, is assisting the parent with his case.According to Egberts, Doe was falsely accused of rape when he was 18 years old by a 14-year-old neighbor who had a crush on him. Doe was forced to accept a plea bargain and had to register as a sex offender.
Egberts said her client “wants to be every part of his son’s life.”
Egberts added there are more parents like Doe who have a child in the school district.“They have a right to their child’s education,” Egberts said, adding it is not fair to the children.
“There is so much that is not right,” Doe said. “It’s simple. There’s not much that is requested. I just want to be there for my son.”
It’s unfortunate that school districts feel that they are exempt from abiding by California law i.e. penal code and education code, not to mention from the recommendation of their very own California School Board Association regarding this very matter. You can’t violate the law to enforce the law by interpreting it to your own liking. RSO’s have parental rights just like any other parent. I’m a fighter and have no fear of my client and his counsel taking this all the way to the California State Supreme Court.
Let’s not forget the staggering number of kids abused in foster homes after the state took them away from their parents. A good bit of DCF’s budget goes to settling lawsuits.
With all the statistics on how children fair much better in society and their personal lives as adults when both parents are involved in every aspect of their upbringing this is a no brainer or maybe the state wants to keep a steady clientele base for the penial system
Yeah, I really wonder who is protecting my child from the public humiliation that she will go through when she is older because of a crime I committed before she was born.
the same government that murders children up to birth removes parents from raising their children “because they care about protecting the children”… the hypocrisy is stifling..