Shawnee Mission School District employee charged with felony theft

A woman has been charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing from the Shawnee Mission School District.

Mikita L. Watson-Burton, 42, is charged in Johnson County District Court. The theft took place from August 2017 to August 2018, court records show.

According to Fox 4, Watson-Burton was secretary of elementary services with the district where she was responsible for making purchases for the elementary schools.

Another employee noticed odd charges on the district’s credit card which triggered an internal audit of the account.

Watson-Burton allegedly used the credit card to pay rent and buy herself clothes, meals and gas, spending more than $12,000, Fox 4 reported.

This story was originally published July 1, 2019 at 9:42 PM.

Katie Moore

The Kansas City Star

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Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.