Presiding: Kay Waggoner, TASA president and superintendent, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

 

Presenter: John Walsh, co-founder of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and host of America’s Most Wanted

 

John Walsh is the father of an abducted and murdered 6-year-old son.  Walsh and his wife turned their personal tragedy into a mission to protect children by founding the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in 1986 and working tirelessly to toughen laws.  Last July, John and his family joined President Bush in the Rose Garden for the signing of the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act.  Walsh announces a major safety education initiative that will benefit every Texas school district.