Kudos to the teacher who notified school authorities.
Oct 28, 2007 - Robert Ingenito, 27, a Cliffside Park High School English teacher, was arrested, accused of having a seven-month-long sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student.
Police where notified when another teacher told a school official about the relationship. The school official contacted police.
Romagnino said the teacher who alerted the district to Ingenito's relationship made the right decision.Ingenito will be arraigned on Nov 1.
"I think it was professional on her part, that when she suspected something, she came to the administration and spoke out about it," he said. "Maybe moral and professional."
Ingenito has a blogspot webpage. (The last entry was in 2005.)
Oct 30 - Ingenito has been released on $200,000 bail and suspended with pay pending the outcome of his case. He'll be arraigned later this week.
NOT GUILTY PLEA Nov 2 - Ingenito pleaded not guilty. The headline at the story says, "Cliffside Park teacher pleads guilty" but the story says otherwise.
The age of consent in New Jersey is 16, but there are prohibitions on teacher-student relationships that carry criminal charges if violated.Ingenito has been suspended with pay.
