PROVIDENCE — A state correctional officer pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in a case that state police say involved him exposing himself to a busload of girls going to St. Mary’s Bayview Academy.

Court papers say that Darrin J. Viccione, 38, of 64 Legion Way, Cranston, pleaded no contest before District Court Judge Michael A. Higgins and was sentenced to six months probation and referred to sex-offender counseling for evaluation and treatment.

Viccione was driving on Route 95 on Nov. 6 when he pulled up to the busload of girls near Allens Avenue, the state police said, and fondled himself. He was not wearing pants, the police said.

Viccione, who has been a correctional officer since 1999, remains on active duty status but is currently on family leave, said Tracey Poole, a spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections.

Poole said Viccione’s case “is being reviewed by internal affairs. It is possible a pre-disciplinary hearing will be convened but nothing has been scheduled yet. The report was just completed and handed over to human resources.”

Poole said Viccione remains on active duty because “it was not a work-related incident, and [is] a misdemeanor.”