West Orange Teacher Suspended After Sex Assault Charges
Interim Superintendent Jim O'Neill said a certified teacher will replace Christopher Yonitch, 36, of Livingston, for the remainder of the school year.
A West Orange fifth-grade teacher has been suspended indefinitely after he was arrested last week on charges he sexually assaulted a student. "Our highest priority is student safety," Interim Superintendent Jim O'Neill said in a statement. "We will closely monitor the case and the charges." The Washington School teacher, Christopher Yonitch, 36, of Livingston, was arrested Feb. 7 on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to officials at the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. According to officials, the child is a 10-year-old student of Yonitch. A certified teacher will take on Yonitch's class for the remainder of the school year, O'Neill said. O’Neill issued the following statement from the district …
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1:35 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
I just found out about this...it is just a sad sad story....you can never foresee what goes on in the mind of a person...no one can predict the actions of anyone..but I hope this is not something he would have done in the midst of his mind being clouded with bad judgement......one mistake can be life changing,,,,as teachers we must be careful of caring,,,never be alone with a student always be on… more ›