Letter to Governor and Attorney General

Dwayne Daughtry — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:55:24 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . . Contact: Dwayne Daughtry; 919.780.4510 communications@ncrsol.org
Bizzell, Baker: STOP exposing officers to virus NARSOL affiliate suggests safer alternatives for verification
Raleigh, North Carolina \| March 24, 2020— North Carolinians for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NCRSOL) is calling on Governor Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein to order the state’s county sheriffs to immediately suspend “in-person” sex offender check-in requirements and home verification visits throughout North Carolina for the safety of government and law enforcement employees as well as registered people, their family members and loved ones. Many registered individuals are senior citizens or others who suffer from a variety of health issues, any one of which puts them at increased risk of dying from the COVID-19 virus should they contract it. In addition, thousands of registered men, women, and teens run the risk of spreading this to their families and other innocent individuals. “Sheriff Bizzell (Johnston) and Sheriff Baker (Wake) continue to send deputies door-to-door subjecting them to the likelihood of COVID-19 exposure. Both of these sheriffs are still requiring registered people to appear in-person despite suspending all other in-person activities such as fingerprinting until further notice. These are elected officials who are deliberately and unnecessarily endangering their own officers and staffs as well as law-abiding citizens. This must stop,” stated Robin Vander Wall, president of NCRSOL. “There are simply better, safer options,” said Dwayne Daughtry, NCRSOL’s executive director. “We live in a period where technology is in the palm of our hands. Courts, businesses, and healthcare professionals have long been using mobile apps and videotelephony platforms. Now is the time for North Carolina’s law enforcement community to join the 21st century and utilize safer technological alternatives to ‘in-person’ reporting requirements,” Daughtry continued. “National, state, and community leaders are uniformly calling for social distancing and to reduce unnecessary contacts and visits. People affected by the registry are less likely to be medically insured and pose no statistical threat to the community in the first place. In contrast, the COVID-19 virus is the most significant threat to our community, state, and nation. Does the governor want people on the registry to be infected? Does the governor want county deputies to expose themselves to infected people? This is senseless!” stated Daughtry. “Our elected leaders should be proactive and work towards a rational solution to keep all North Carolinians safe in a time of crisis. Let’s not continue placing law enforcement officers and registered citizens in harm’s way for the sake of unreasonable ‘in person’ reporting and senseless verification policies,” Daughtry concluded. # # # NCRSOL was organized and incorporated in 2016 when several registrants and their supporters formed to create a more visible presence throughout the state after being urged on by reports of resurgent legislative efforts to enact tougher laws against North Carolina’s nearly 24,000 registered sex offenders. NCRSOL is designated a 501(c)(4) for IRS purposes and is the state affiliate of the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL).
Copyright © 2020 NCRSOL All Rights Reserved. PO Box 25423 Raleigh, NC 27611

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . .

Contact: Dwayne Daughtry; 919.780.4510

Bizzell, Baker: STOP exposing officers to virus

NARSOL affiliate suggests safer alternatives for verification

Raleigh, North Carolina | March 24, 2020— North Carolinians for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NCRSOL) is calling on Governor Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein to order the state’s county sheriffs to immediately suspend “in-person” sex offender check-in requirements and home verification visits throughout North Carolina for the safety of government and law enforcement employees as well as registered people, their family members and loved ones.

Many registered individuals are senior citizens or others who suffer from a variety of health issues, any one of which puts them at increased risk of dying from the COVID-19 virus should they contract it. In addition, thousands of registered men, women, and teens run the risk of spreading this to their families and other innocent individuals.

“Sheriff Bizzell (Johnston) and Sheriff Baker (Wake) continue to send deputies door-to-door subjecting them to the likelihood of COVID-19 exposure. Both of these sheriffs are still requiring registered people to appear in-person despite suspending all other in-person activities such as fingerprinting until further notice. These are elected officials who are deliberately and unnecessarily endangering their own officers and staffs as well as law-abiding citizens. This must stop,” stated Robin Vander Wall, president of NCRSOL.

“There are simply better, safer options,” said Dwayne Daughtry, NCRSOL’s executive director. “We live in a period where technology is in the palm of our hands. Courts, businesses, and healthcare professionals have long been using mobile apps and videotelephony platforms. Now is the time for North Carolina’s law enforcement community to join the 21st century and utilize safer technological alternatives to ‘in-person’ reporting requirements,” Daughtry continued.

“National, state, and community leaders are uniformly calling for social distancing and to reduce unnecessary contacts and visits. People affected by the registry are less likely to be medically insured and pose no statistical threat to the community in the first place. In contrast, the COVID-19 virus is the most significant threat to our community, state, and nation. Does the governor want people on the registry to be infected? Does the governor want county deputies to expose themselves to infected people? This is senseless!” stated Daughtry.

“Our elected leaders should be proactive and work towards a rational solution to keep all North Carolinians safe in a time of crisis. Let’s not continue placing law enforcement officers and registered citizens in harm’s way for the sake of unreasonable ‘in person’ reporting and senseless verification policies,” Daughtry concluded.

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NCRSOL was organized and incorporated in 2016 when several registrants and their supporters formed to create a more visible presence throughout the state after being urged on by reports of resurgent legislative efforts to enact tougher laws against North Carolina’s nearly 24,000 registered sex offenders.

NCRSOL is designated a 501(c)(4) for IRS purposes and is the state affiliate of the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL).

PO Box 25423

Raleigh, NC 27611

Johnston Cty school board to adopt policy that’s already state law

Admin — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 03:07:33 +0000

SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Sex offenders are already prohibited from living near schools, but Johnston County is considering completely banning them from campus.

That includes parents of students at the schools if they are on the sex offender registry.

The proposed policy permits parents on the registry to participate in parent-teacher conferences, provided they receive advance written approval of the school’s principal. Parents can also come to campus at the request of the principal “for any reason relating to the welfare or transportation of his or her child.”

There is also an exception for voters assigned to a precinct at a school, but the person must inform the principal in advance of their intent to vote and leave immediately after completing a ballot.

The Johnston County Board of Education will vote on the policy at its September 12 meeting.

“There have been no issues. This is just a proactive stance on the part of the Johnston County Public Schools Board of Education. We’ve always followed general statute. This particular policy just strengthens our practice, and it provides clearer guidelines for our principals,” JCPS Chief of Communications Crystal Roberts said.

In order to make one of the approved campus visits, parents on the registry would be required to meet a staff member at the edge of the school property and be supervised during the duration of their time at school.

“I think it’s a great policy to put in effect, but how am I supposed to know that it’s actually being enforced,” elementary school parent Takeyah Nelson said.

“If I bring my child to the park, I don’t know that Tom over there is a sex offender. I don’t know that Regina over there is a child abductor. How are you going to enforce it?”

Roberts said registered sex offenders are supposed to self-disclose their status. She said principals and school staff are also familiar with their students’ families and will probably be aware if there is a violator on school property.

See the rest of this story at WNCN.

johnston county – NCRSOL

Letter to Governor and Attorney General

Bizzell, Baker: STOP exposing officers to virus

NARSOL affiliate suggests safer alternatives for verification

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Johnston Cty school board to adopt policy that’s already state law