Adamski sentenced to 2 years probation

Former Kearny High School English teacher Celeste Adamski, who admitted to having sex with a former 17-year-old student in a car in Lyndhurst, has been sentenced to two years probation. Adamski is also required to give up her teaching certificate. She will never teach again.
Adamski’s story broke at the end of the last school [...]

Adamski pleads guilty to 1 count official misconduct

Former Kearny High School English teacher Celeste Adamski has pled guilty to one count of official misconduct, and as part of a plea agreement, will never teach again, The Observer has learned. Adamski also admitted to having sexual intercourse with one of her students, who was 17 at the time. We’ll have the entire story [...]

DeFazio: Adamski case may be turned over to grand jury

JERSEY CITY — Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said today that the Celeste Adamski case may be turned over to a grand jury. He said charges have not yet been filed, though an investigation continues.
While he couldn’t predict when or if a grand jury would be convened, DeFazio did say there is “more to accomplish” [...]

MSNBC report: Why teachers have sex with students

About a year ago, MSNBC ran an interview with a clinical psychologist on why teachers who have sex with students do what they do. Here’s the interview. It’s very informative.

Graduating KHS senior: I warned them

A graduating Kearny High School senior has told The Observer that he warned school officials early this school year that “something wasn’t right” with English teacher Celeste Adamski, but that nothing was done by the same school officials. The student’s story should surprise you. We’ll have his story in next week’s edition of The [...]