Crime & Safety
Teacher Used Drugs While Supervising Children: Bergen County Prosecutor
A Nutley woman who works as a teacher was charged with neglect and cruelty to a child in Bergen County, prosecutors say.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A Nutley woman was charged with cruelty and neglect of a child on Monday after she used drugs while supervising minors, prosecutors said.
Jenna Junio, 41, who works as a teacher, was arrested in Hackensack, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday.
Prosecutors said that on March 11, they were contacted by the Division of Child Protection & Permanency regarding an alleged incident of child abuse that took place while children were being supervised by Junio.
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An investigation by the prosecutor's Special Victims Unit determined that Junio "used narcotics while performing her duties as a teacher and supervising minors under the age of 18," prosecutors said.
She was charged with fourth-degree cruelty and neglect of a child and taken to the Bergen County Jail, prosecutors said.
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She made a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court and was released to await further court action.
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