New Jersey Teacher Arrested for Having Inappropriate Relation with a High School Student in Hamilton
Hamilton, NJ: The authorities in New Jersey have arrested a high school teacher in Hamilton after she was accused of having inappropriate relations with a student at her place of employment.
The teacher is identified as Jessica G. Sawicki. The Point Pleasant native was a teacher at Hamilton High School West in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ. The Hamilton Township School District counts this high school among its three.
Sawicki left Monmouth County, New Jersey, after finishing his degree at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. Allegedly, she had an inappropriate relationship with a student while she was a teacher at Hamilton High School West.
The student and Sawicki allegedly engaged in sexual relations multiple times at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in Allentown, Monmouth County, according to Raymond Santiago, the Monmouth County prosecutor.
Santiago confirmed Sawicki’s arrest on April 9, 2024. Freehold Township, Monmouth County is home to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, where she was booked as per ABC Philadelphia.
A detention hearing for Sawicki is scheduled to take place in Freehold Township’s Monmouth County Superior Court on April 12, 2024. Police said she had committed five felony counts of sexual assault and five felony offenses of endangering the welfare of a kid.
Sawicki is 37 years old and taught English at the high school. The name of the student has not been revealed owing to his juvenile status. The students and the parents were shocked after the arrest incident.
“I was just like, that’s crazy. I always see her in the hallway, she always says ‘Hi,’ smiling,” said sophomore Valencia Foster.
“I think it’s terrible. I think our kids come here for an education and not to be preyed upon,” said Kristen Stillwell, a guardian of a student attending the same high school.
The school administration sent a letter to the parents to inform them about the incident which stated, “The alleged incident goes against our professional standards as a school district and is far removed from the expectations we have for the personal conduct of an employee.”
Sawicki was put on administrative leave by the Hamilton Township School District following her arrest. The Hamilton High School West website had erased her name and biography.
