Visitors to Carthage Central School District buildings will go through a new security system for admission that will cross-reference a national sex offender registry and provide visitors with a personalized pass with their photo printed on it.
“Essentially most schools have a sign-in sheet to monitor who comes into the school,” said Ramona Dent, district director of computer technology. “Sign-in sheets aren’t nearly as secure. The biggest positive is we will now truly know who is in our school district at all times.” Full Article
“Johnny, you’re safe now. The only people who mean you harm are on a list on the Internet. The Internet doesn’t lie and now we can keep those people out. Quit your saying bad things about the coach. He’s not on the list. He really likes you, doesn’t he? You’re safe now, Johnny. There is no one here on that list.”
This is a rather disturbing article. If this occurs , what’s next ? What if you have a parent who committed a crime 20 years ago and now has a child? Is this double jeopardy. ? The individual has paid their debt to society and is still paying the price ? What’s next ? Malls ? Movie theaters ? Why don’t we do this if an adult goes to the movie theater and wants to watch a children’s movie? Water parks? Amusement parks? I believe this issue needs to be addressed. What if a man convicted of murder visits the school ? Drug dealer ? Gang member? Wife beater? Parole? Drunk ? Adulterer? Or, what if it’s a man who watches porn ? Omg!