WCSD receives Sex Offender Notification from Watervliet Police Department

Aug. 5, 2011

The Watervliet Police Department has informed the Watervliet City School District that a Level 3 sex offender has moved in to our community. This information has been provided to us pursuant to the New York State Sex Offender Registration Act (“Megan’s Law”). Under provisions of Megan’s Law, we have notified the building principals and district staff to be aware of this individual.

Information about this offender and others in our area is available on the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) official Sex Offender Registry at http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/SomsSUBDirectory/search_index.jsp. Or you can find information through OffenderWatch on the Watervliet Police Department’s web page.

The school district takes these matters seriously and makes every reasonable effort to protect students from harm while they are in our care. Our best proactive efforts as parents and educators are to work with children, educate them about safe practices and supervise them.

We encourage you to discuss personal safety with your children and remind them to travel in groups; be cautious of strangers; stay a safe distance from a car if a stranger approaches asking for information; report any unusual behavior or events to you, a teacher or other family member; and never give their name, address or phone number to people they don’t know on the internet or social media sites.

By working together parents, school staff and local law enforcement personnel can continue to protect our children.

In an effort to save on printing and mailing costs, the school district is no longer sending Sex Offender Notification letters by regular mail. If you are interested in receiving future notifications, click here to sign up for School News Notifier (SNN), or return to the website's home page and click on the SNN logo on the left side of the page and provide the information requested. Signing up for the “district” notification will ensure you receive this information in the future.