Scott Chung
Introduction
Scott Chung, 59, of New Hyde Park, New York, is a teaching assistant at Valley Stream North High School who was arrested October 3, 2026 and charged with fourth-degree stalking after a 17-year-old female student told investigators he repeatedly sought her out at school, questioned her about deeply personal matters, and pulled her attendance record, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office and court documents reported by News 12. Chung pleaded not guilty at his arraignment the same day, was released on his own recognizance, and is next due in court on October 26. The charge is a misdemeanor, and the allegations against him are unproven.
Background Information
Chung worked as a teaching assistant at Valley Stream North High School, part of the Valley Stream Central High School District in Nassau County, Long Island. The criminal complaint identifies him as a school employee, and prosecutors say the conduct alleged against him took place inside the school building during the school day, beginning shortly after the current school year started in September 2026. The student was 17 years old at the time of the alleged encounters. The district’s superintendent, Dr. Wayne Loper, is the district official who responded publicly, issuing a statement about how the district handles employees accused of misconduct involving students but declining to discuss Chung’s case specifically.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Charged, not convicted. Chung faces a fourth-degree stalking charge; he has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
According to court documents reported by News 12, the first alleged encounter came around noon on September 14, 2026, when Chung approached the 17-year-old student in the school library during her free period and asked what prosecutors described as a “series of alarming questions.” The filing accuses him of asking about her drinking and drug habits, whether she had a boyfriend, her schedule, her parents’ divorce, her father’s work schedule, and how often she sees her mother, according to News 12’s account of the documents.
The court papers also allege that Chung pulled the girl’s attendance record and pressed her on why she had missed so much school, News 12 reported. The student told investigators the encounters continued throughout September — sometimes lasting up to 40 minutes — that Chung sought her out as often as two or three times a day, and that on one occasion he appeared during her gym period and she saw him watching her, according to the documents. She told police the interactions left her physically and emotionally uncomfortable, that they have affected her mental health, and that she now fears he will show up at her job or her home.
Long Island.com, citing Nassau County authorities, reported that the victim also told police Chung followed her throughout the school day, often going out of his way to do so. After an investigation, Nassau County police arrested Chung on October 3, 2026 and charged him with fourth-degree stalking. He was arraigned in Nassau District Court the same day, pleaded not guilty, and was released on his own recognizance; a temporary order of protection was issued, and his next court appearance was set for October 26.
Public Reaction and Consequences
The Valley Stream Central High School District responded through Superintendent Dr. Wayne Loper, who said in a statement reported by News 12 that the district does not comment on individual personnel matters but that in situations like this it would place an employee alleged to have engaged in such misconduct on paid suspension, remove them from the workplace, and notify law enforcement — steps he said the district “promptly took” after learning of the allegations. “The alleged behavior violates every standard the District holds for its employees regarding appropriate student-staff interactions and student safety,” Loper’s statement read, adding that the district would cooperate with law enforcement and run its own review to determine whether any other students were affected. News 12 reported that the district declined to say whether a letter had been sent to parents. No public statement from Chung or an attorney for him was reported.
Current Status
Chung is charged with fourth-degree stalking, a misdemeanor, and has pleaded not guilty. He was released on his own recognizance at his October 3 arraignment, a temporary order of protection is in place, and his next court appearance is scheduled for October 26, 2026 in Nassau District Court. The case is being prosecuted out of the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office. The district’s own review of whether other students were affected was reported as ongoing. No trial date has been set, and the single charge against Chung remains unadjudicated.
Impact on Their Career/Life
Per the superintendent’s statement, Chung has been removed from the workplace pending the case, ending his presence around students at Valley Stream North High School for now. The temporary protection order separates him from the student who reported him, and the October 26 hearing will determine the immediate next steps in the misdemeanor case. Because the charge is a misdemeanor, his liberty is not at stake in the way a felony case would threaten, but a conviction would attach a stalking finding to the record of a man whose career for years was built inside a high school. Until the case resolves, his name is publicly tied to the allegations through court documents and News 12’s reporting on them.