Overview
- Jason D. Howe, 26, was arrested in Runnemede on Friday, April 3, after a student reported a sexual relationship to police.
- Prosecutors charged the Sterling High School chemistry teacher with second-degree sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
- Investigators say the student was at least 16 and under 18 and that intercourse occurred at Howe’s apartment in March.
- Howe is held at the Camden County Correctional Facility, and the district has suspended him and barred him from school property.
- The Special Victims Unit says one victim has been identified and asks anyone with information to contact detectives, noting that in New Jersey teachers are prohibited from sexual relationships with students even when the student is over 16.