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Kansas Mom Says School Let Sex Offender Chaperone Field Trip

A mom in Kansas is speaking out after she says that Clark Davidson Elementary School in Goddard, Kansas, apparently let a sex offender chaperone a school field trip for third graders.

Amanda White, a Kansas mother of three school-aged children and Goddard City Council Member, said that the sex offender was chaperoning his child and another child. 

“I think that everybody has the opportunity to be rehabilitated in life, but not when it comes to our kids,” White said in the video. 

The district serves about 6,400 students. White said that she’s asked to be notified when this person is volunteering. 

White said that registered sex offenders can earn back their privileges to be around kids.   

“All that I have asked, and I think all that any parent would ask, is that they keep our children safe to the best of their abilities. I think that not allowing a registered sex offender on school grounds to be unattended with children that are not theirs is not asking too much. I don’t think that it’s being egregious.”