Concerned about Juvenile Sex Offenders, States Move to Tighten Their Regulations

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      Editorial Projects in Education. 6935 Arlington Road Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814-5233. Tel: 800-346-1834; Tel: 301-280-3100; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.edweek.org/info/about/
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    • Subject Terms:
      Criminals; Delinquency; Sexual Abuse; Youth; Student Rights; School Safety; State Regulation; State Legislation; Violence; Student Behavior; Antisocial Behavior; Disclosure; Confidentiality
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      Arkansas; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas
    • ISSN:
      0277-4232
    • Abstract:
      Confronted with widely publicized accounts of assaults by juvenile sex offenders against fellow students or school staff members, several states are grappling with the issue of how to balance a student's right to an education with the threat that such a student may pose. Legislatures and agencies in several states, such as Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas are debating on who needs to know if a juvenile sex offender is in school and if those offenders should be in a traditional school setting. In this article, the author discusses existing laws regarding juvenile sex offenders, as well as violent incidents that happened in some states.
    • Abstract:
      ERIC
    • Publication Date:
      2007
    • Accession Number:
      EJ755879