Some parents are outraged after the leader of a small Minneapolis, Minnesota private school took about a dozen middle and high school-aged students on a sex education field trip to an adult novelty store.

“It’s just a major breach of trust,” said Lynn Floyd, whose 11- and 13-year old daughters were part of the outing to the Smitten Kitten. “You just can’t erase those images.”

A leader of Gaia Democratic School and the host of the field trip defended the outing, saying the visit capped a month long sex education class.

Director Starri Hedges, who also teaches the school’s sex education class, said she wanted to provide a safe and welcoming environment for students to learn about human sexual behavior.

Hedges said, “It was certainly the first time we have taken that kind of field trip and it will probably be our last, which I feel bad about because the kids had so much fun.”

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