Friday, November 6, 2026
The Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education has fired Scott Chung, a tenured Valley Stream North High School employee who was charged last month with stalking a 17-year-old student.
At a meeting on November 3, the board amended its agenda to take disciplinary action against a tenured educator. According to the resolution read at the meeting, the board found probable cause on Oct. 13 on disciplinary charges against Chung under Section 3020-a of the state Education Law, which governs discipline for tenured teachers. Chung was notified of the charges but did not request a hearing within 10 days, so he was considered to have waived his right to one. The board then decided the case in executive session.
"The Board of Education finds the employee guilty of the Education Law Section 3020-a charges,” district clerk Dina Innella said, reading the resolution. “And be it further resolved, the Board of Education hereby resolves to terminate the employment of the employee effective November 3rd, 2026.”
The board approved the motion, and the resolution directed the district clerk to send Chung a letter informing him of the decision. Board members did not discuss the case publicly.
Nassau County police arrested Chung, 59, of New Hyde Park, on Oct. 3 and charged him with fourth-degree stalking, a misdemeanor, according to a criminal complaint filed in First District Court.
The student told police that around noon on Sept. 14, Chung approached her in the school library during a free period and questioned her about her personal life. According to the complaint, he asked about her parents’ divorce, how often she sees her mother and her father’s work schedule. He also allegedly asked whether she had a boyfriend and how old he was, whether she drank or used drugs, and where and when she worked. The complaint says Chung told her he had pulled her attendance record and asked why she had been absent so often.
The student said three more conversations like that followed, some lasting more than 40 minutes, and that she did not feel free to leave. She told police that since the start of the school year, Chung had sought her out as often as two or three times a day, and that he once showed up during her gym class and stared at her.
She said she feared he would turn up at her home or job, and she asked for an arrest and an order of protection. Police said the case was built on the student’s sworn statement, the school’s own investigation, records showing Chung had viewed her online student profile, statements he made to investigators and a detective’s investigation.
After the arrest, Superintendent Wayne Loper said the district does not comment on individual personnel matters. He said that when an employee faces allegations like these, the district suspends the employee with pay, removes the person from the building and notifies police, steps he said the district took promptly in this case.
“The alleged behavior violates every standard the District holds for its employees regarding appropriate student-staff interactions and student safety,” Loper said.
