Jaime Katheryn Steen is a first year high school teacher in Fort Stockton, Texas, facing charges for allegedly sending obscene text messages to some of her male students. Steen turned herself in to the police on October 22, 2008, and was released on $4,000 bond two days later.The Washington Times: Woman Accused of Sending Students Obscene Texts (October 24, 2008) The investigation began when the principal of the high school heard a rumor that one of the teachers had purchased alcohol for students. Allegedly, Steen had taken five boys on a trip and bought them alcoholic beverages in September 2008.Go San Angelo: Police: Teacher Confesses to Obscene Texting (October 24, 2008)

Steen is being charged with distributing harmful material to a minor, which is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. Steen resigned from her teaching position before turning herself in.Go San Angelo: Police: Teacher Confesses to Obscene Texting (October 24, 2008)