[poguemo07]

Is anyone concerned about people on the Megans Law website for sex offenders? Aren't there laws about how close they can live to a school?

[c_yatsuk]

Unfortunately, no. PA allows them to live where ever they want. It has to do with the rehabilitation process. I called asked PA State Police sometime ago about it.

[Sandbagger]

Is anyone concerned about people on the Megans Law website for sex offenders? Aren't there laws about how close they can live to a school?

Hi Pogue,

I post some basic information on the Aston forum.

[c_yatsuk]

Allow me to correct myself... If the individual is deemed sexually violent, those who live or work within 250ft of the violators residence OR the 25 immediate residences and places of employment in the proximity of the violator's residence; whichever is greater. Notices are also given to:

- The director of the county children and youth service agency of the county where the predator or offender resides;
- The superintendent of each school district and the equivalent official for private and parochial schools enrolling students up through grade 12 in the municipality where the predator or offender resides;
- The superintendent of each school district and the equivalent official for private and parochial schools located within a one-mile radius of where the predator or offender resides;
- The licensee of each certified day care center and licensed preschool program and owner/operator of each registered family day care home in the municipality where the predator or offender resides; and
- The president of each college, university and community college located within 1,000 feet of a predator's or offender's residence.

[poguemo07]

Thanks Sandbagger and Mr. Yatsuk.

[ElephantInTheRoom]

I personally feel there could not be a more serious issue than this in any given community.

So Mrs. Burke, it outrages me when you attempt to downplay the seriousness of this problem. It outrages me when you suggest the community should not be concerned when certain parents shirk their responsibilties, and allow their very young children to walk to school alone without competent adult supervision.

You hold the whole leadership of the community responsible for something that should be the responsibilty of the parents FIRST! You blame the Town Council. You blame Chief Egan. You blame the Crossing Guards. All for the safety of the children. Yet, not one time! Not one peep! Do you hold the parents of these children accountable! It is reasonable to expect parents to take ownership of their own children's safety FIRST! However, you won't do that. The only thing you are concerned with is a vindictive vendetta against Chief Egan and the Town Council.

I copied your own words from another thread:

"Unless you take your children to school you have no clue what happens at the corner. And yes, Kindergarten children walk to school alone. I have personally crossed children to and from school. You do not have first hand experience with this issue. It has been a longstanding issue ever since I have lived here."

Unlike you Mrs. Burke, I will provide the date, time, and thread in this forum so the public can go back and read the full text and see the full context. Not twist words like you often like to do. Not quote people without providing a hard public record to back up the quote. You posted the above quote in the thread titled "Observation" on Friday, Aug. 7 2009, at 7:43am.

Bill Cropper
Parkside, PA

[welshwitch63]

Mr Cropper what's your point?

I have asked you three times how are you going to enforce parents take their children to and from school? You have yet to answer me. You can preach all you want but how are you going to do this and moreover, what does this have to do with Megan's Law?

Whether parents take their chidren to school or not is beyond my control. Maybe you could become the Parent Czar for the Boro?

Now if Chief Egan and Council did their jobs and ensured their was crossing guard coverage, and if Penn Delco and the Boro stop passing the buck we would not have an issue. It is their responsibility to provide coverage. Period. Their excuses and your justification do not hold water.

I stand behind my quote and again what's your point? Maybe because I am not passing judgement like you on the other parents? You do not have any first hand experience with this issue and will blindly support our council without providing any hard evidence of their great and awesome tenure.

[ElephantInTheRoom]

Mrs Burke,

Here is the larger question.

Are you telling me and everybody else in this town, that there are children who have parents, who do not take steps to ensure the safety of their children on the way to school?

Are you telling me, and everybody else in this town, that the safety of the children starts with Chief Egan first, and not the parents at home?

Bill Cropper
Parkside, PA

[parkside]

Bill as all the folks can see with there own two eyes, that Ms. Burke always is bending, flip flopping, and twisting words around!
She quoted me wrong in a thread, and twisted the words around. She has yet to answer my question...........THE TRUTH HURTS Ms. Burke?