Teacher Fails to Notice Sex Acts in Class

A high school teacher was suspended after authorities found that nine students in her classroom engaged in sex acts while she did paperwork at her desk.

Teacher Debbie Noonan faced probable disciplinary action, township spokesman Paul Swibinski said.

There was no allegation that Noonan participated in any of the activities.

Noonan was suspended from North Bergen High School after police and school officials determined that the students engaged in sex acts as they played a game of “Truth or Dare” on March 2.

During the class, a 14-year-old girl performed oral sex on a male student and allowed at least two other boys to kiss and fondle her breasts, among other acts, the Jersey Journal of Jersey City reported in Friday’s editions.

The game halted at one point when Noonan heard the students giggling and asked what they were doing. Once she returned to her desk, the game resumed, the newspaper reported.

“You would expect a teacher to be aware of what her students were doing in a small classroom,” Swibinski said.

The teachers’ union was expected to provide Noonan with legal representation, school district spokesman Craig Schmalz said. He said he relayed a request for comment to union officials Friday but was told it did not wish to discuss the case.