(a) No person shall visit or loiter in any public or private school building or on any public or private school property during hours when school is in session, without the permission of the principal, custodian or other person in charge of such public or private school.
(b) The provisions of division (a) above shall not include students specifically designated by assignment in such school (except those currently under suspension or expulsion), or to persons legitimately attending a school sponsored event; unless ordered to leave by the principal or custodian or other person in charge or any law enforcement officer; nor shall it include parents or legal guardians of students or other persons having legitimate business, provided that such person(s) registered at the office of the school and were granted permission prior to said visit.
(c) As used herein, the term "loiter" or "visit" shall mean to stand, stay or be present within the territory set forth in division (a) above without any direct purpose or to remain in such location aimlessly or idly, or to be in such area for some prohibited or otherwise illegal purpose.
(d) As used in this section, the term "school" means the grounds or any facility of any preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or high school, whether public or nonpublic as further defined by Ohio R.C. 2925.01 (Q), (R), (S).
(e) Any person(s) who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Any person(s) who enters or remains on school property after the principal, or his or her designee, or any law enforcement officer, has directed such person to leave said school premises, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 08-72. Passed 4-1-08.)