Generally, a sex offender is prohibited from being on or in school property. However, McMullen County ISD has a student who is a registered sex offender and he is working part time on campus. 

At a school board meeting in January, school administrators decided to allow the juvenile sex offender student to work in the high school. Some parents were pleased he would no longer be near elementary students, however there are others who are still angry and have “threatened to take their kids out of school,” said one parent who wished to remain anonymous.

According to Texas Department Public Safety public records, the student is now 17 years old. He was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in 2004. His victim was 5 years old.

He was sentenced to serve 10 years at the TYC (Texas Youth Commission) but was out on parole in 2007 according to DPS public records.

When the student was released on parole, he went back to high school at MCISD. According to state law, the juvenile sex offender has a right to an education; yet he must remain under the direct supervision of school personnel at all times while on school property.

Under a new Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) program, the juvenile sex offender student started working part time at school as a custodian in January, according to the anonymous parent. Allegedly, he was cleaning the elementary school rest rooms and was not being supervised, according to a KSAT television news story. When parents of the elementary students heard the accusation, they were “throwing a fit that the school district hired a registered sex offender,” said the anonymous parent.

McMullen County Superintendent Frank Franklin would not name the juvenile sex offender student, however he said, “[The] ... individual is a student at MCISD and federal and state laws protect the privacy of student information. The district will honor the law and its students; therefore, the district cannot provide any specific information concerning this particular matter. Rest assured that the district has followed all state laws concerning the rights and educational placement of students registered as sex offenders. We have no reason to believe that any student is at risk. Appropriate supervision of all students is a priority and will continue to be provided.”

Another anonymous parent more sympathetic to the plight of the juvenile sex offender said, “I think they are trying to help him. What is he supposed to do for the rest of his life? He can’t sit around and be on welfare. They are trying to help him become a productive member of society by teaching him a trade.”