N.J. School Hires Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student, Reports Say: Patch PM

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N.J. School District Hires Teacher Accused Of Sexual Contact With Student, Reports Say

A teacher at a New Jersey middle school has been removed from his classroom pending an investigation into charges he had sexual contact with students while teaching in New York City.

Jinwoo Seong was able to secure a job at Don Bosco Technical Academy in Paterson after New York investigators recently removed him from the city’s schools because of the allegations, according to multiple reports. >>>Read more on Patch

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