A woman who was helping with sex education guidelines for a Texas school council has been relieved of her position after it was discovered that she was a prostitute.
The Godley Independent School District’s (Godley ISD) School Health Advisory Council was left embarrassed and shocked after learning that one of its members, Ashley Ketcherside, was engaged in illicit activity involving sex work.
Ketcherside, who helped create a curriculum for “human sexuality instruction,” was also a member of the Parent Teacher Organization, Family and Community Engagement Committee, and Godley Athletic Booster Club.
In addition, Ketcherside was also a cheerleading coach, working with impressionable young girls.
Ashley Ketcherside, whose maiden name is Ashley Villalobos, was found guilty of prostitution in 2012 and 2016.
Interestingly, Ketcherside was banned from having children in her home by a local judge due to convictions over prostitution and was working as an active escort at the time of the district’s discovery.
One escort site said that Ketcherside was active as of October.
“We had no idea what was going on in her personal life. She was always very friendly and personable,” said Godley ISD School Board trustee Kayla Lain.
However, all members of the council have to be approved by the board— yet the district claims Ketcherside never went through the approval process.
According to FOX4, the oversight has proven rather alarming as to how Ketcherside -also known by the alias of Lola Brea- managed to slip into the position.
“We notified the parent that they will no longer be able to serve on district committees or in other volunteer capacities effective immediately,” the Godley ISD said in a statement.
Still, some feel this incident is too major to simply fix with bureaucracy.
“We would think that typically if you ran a background check that those arrests would show up, and they don’t — they’re misdemeanors in the State of Texas,” said Mary Lowe with the nonprofit group Families Engaged for Effective Education. “I think this is something that the state needs to look at in regards to how they’re screening people that participate in schools.”
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