KS middle school teacher charged with giving alcohol, drugs to at least one child
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- Salina teacher charged with giving THC products and alcohol to at least one minor.
- Investigation began after parent found suspicious messages between teacher and teen.
- Amanda Freeman faces felony and misdemeanor counts; court hearing set for Thursday.
A middle school English teacher in Salina is facing criminal charges after police say she gave alcohol and products containing the psychoactive compound in marijuana to at least one minor.
Salina police said Tuesday that the 47-year-old teacher, Amanda Lynne Freeman, had been booked into the Saline County Jail on suspicion of felony contributing to a child’s misconduct, aggravated endangerment of a child, distribution of marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful social hosting, and furnishing alcohol to a minor.
Freeman was booked into the jail at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday. She was released at 9:11 p.m. that same day, jail booking records show.
Police said in a news release that a 16-year-old boy’s parent contacted the Salina Police Department over the weekend after finding “suspicious text messaging” between Freeman and their son.
The subsequent police investigation, conducted in cooperation with the local public school district, determined the teacher “had furnished the juvenile, and possibly other juveniles, with alcohol and THC products,” the release says.
THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the main psychoactive substance in cannabis. It is illegal in Kansas.
The school Freeman is employed at, South Middle School, still listed her on its staff directory page on Wednesday. She teaches English language arts and is a Salina resident, school and jail records show.
A criminal complaint filed Wednesday afternoon in Saline County Court accuses Freeman of engaging in the illegal activity with the child sometime between Jan. 1, 2023, and Sept. 9, 2025. Two of the six charges filed are felonies; the rest are misdemeanors.
Freeman’s first appearance in court is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday. There was no attorney information listed for her in court records Wednesday.
