By Ben Felder Staff Writer bfelder@oklahoman.comA Perry teacher and principal accused of failing to report alleged child abuse had their teaching certificates suspended by the state Board of Education on Thursday. Upper Elementary Principal Kenda Miller and fifth-grade math teacher Jeffrey Sullins are charged with misdemeanor counts of failure to promptly report child abuse or neglect after Arnold Cowen, a Perry teacher's aide, was accused of inappropriately touching girls ranging in age from 10 to 13. Miller, 51, and Sullins, 51, were both suspended with pay by the Perry Public Schools board after their arrests earlier this week. State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister brought the certificates of Miller and Sullins before the board, which voted unanimously to suspend. "Early Sunday morning, (Hofmeister) received separate messages from two Perry families," said Brad Clark, general counsel for the state Board of Education.Read more on NewsOK.com