Students at Floyd County High School briefly glimpsed a pornographic video instead of the film on drunken driving that they had expected to see Friday morning.

Principal Barry Hollandsworth sent a letter home to parents Friday regretting the "unfortunate incident that occurred during the SADD [Students Against Destructive Decisions] meeting today."

"While trying to start a video, several seconds of a pornographic scene occurred on the screen for your child to see," the letter said.

Hollandsworth also wrote that the school has launched a "complete investigation of how it happened and the source of the video."

Stan Hawkins, a teacher at the school, said he was behind the screen trying to dim the lights when the incident happened. He declined to comment further, citing the school's investigation.

Neither Hollandsworth nor Superintendent Terry Arbogast could be reached for comment Saturday.

The Floyd County School Board is scheduled to meet Monday at 4 p.m. in the school board administration office.

-- David Harrison