13
July
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES BILL TO BAN PEDOPHILES FROM WORKING WITH KIDS
Journal News-Westchester/Shawn Cohen
Current laws prevent sex offenders from teaching in schools but do not prohibit them fromworking with children in jobs not funded by the government, such as sports coaches, dance and musicteachers, and carnival-ride operators. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called it a glaring loophole, as he visited a Dobbs Ferrypark Monday to announce a bill that he said would restrict sex offenders from any job or volunteeractivity that requires substantial interaction with kids. The fact that these sex offenders are able to coach our children’s teams, operate