MIAMI, Okla. (KOKH) — An Oklahoma high school principal has been charged with a misdemeanor after she says a joke on a group of students went wrong.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, detectives were called to Miami High School on Aug. 26 regarding an incident involving four minors and a school administrator.
The day before, investigators say four students at Miami High School went to the principal’s office to retrieve a mascot costume for an upcoming football game.
The affidavit states that Miami High School Principal Pamela Couch-Bevins gave the boys a Nabisco Assorted Cookie Box with tissue paper and a sex toy inside.
“Upon learning of the report, I was told that the defendant provided the box and even instructed one of the victims to remove the [sex toy] from the box,” the affidavit states.
Officials say the sex toy was seized by Couch-Bevins last year after it was found stuck to the wall in the boy’s bathroom.
Afterward, the teens told a coach, who then alerted school security about the incident.
Immediately, Miami Public Schools placed Couch-Bevins on paid administrative leave as the investigation began.
According to the affidavit, the victims told detectives they believed the principal knew what was in the box and that it wasn’t an accident.
“Victim 2 stated they were all in shock because they were not expecting their principal to have that. Victim 2 also stated that he thought the defendant knew what was in the box because she laughed about it,” the affidavit states.
When speaking with Couch-Bevins, she admitted to detectives that she made “a poor choice in making a joke.”
Couch-Bevins reportedly said there was never any intent to use the sex toy, especially with a student. Instead, the affidavit states the principal said she was considering using it was a white elephant gift.
According to court records, Couch-Bevis has been charged with a misdemeanor charge of outraging public decency/ acts resulting in gross injury.
FOX 25 reached out to the Miami Public School District for comment but have yet to hear back.