Deer Creek School District released a statement Friday afternoon after a video was sent to Fox 25 that showed students licking toes during an event for the school’s Wonderful Week of Fundraising.
“It was surprising,” an anonymous student told Fox 25. “I didn’t think they were going to do all that. I was just shocked. I didn’t really have like a feeling. I was kind of disgusted, and then kind of glad I wasn’t over there.”
“Whenever she told me yesterday that was happening, I had to ask her, ‘Wait, what? They’re licking peanut butter off of toes,” an anonymous parent said. “What?”
The week was spent raising money for Not Your Average Joe Coffee, which employs people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities.
🚨GRAPHIC WARNING- Video sent to FOX 25 shows students at Deer Creek High kissing and sucking on feet yesterday. @DCAntlers confirms the video, saying the students volunteered in challenges to help raise money for their annual philanthropy week. More at 9pm tonight on @OKCFOX. pic.twitter.com/3FaG8BbeAE
— Wendy Suares📺 (@wsuares) March 1, 2024
“I am all for fundraising and all for really fun and silly things, but that right there just seems a little excessive,” the parent said.
The district said that on Thursday, Deer Creek High School hosted an assembly called Clash of Classes for students to pay to attend.
Students in 9th through 12th grades volunteered to participate in different class competitions, according to the district.
Deer Creek Schools noted that every student who participated signed up for the games ahead of time and that no Deer Creek faculty or staff participated during the assembly.
The district also said students were paired up with corresponding grade levels for the competition where students were seen in the video licking toes. The district said $152,830.38 was raised for Not Your Average Joe Coffee during the fundraising week.
