I am a teenager who has friends going to this school and I recently found out that there have been multiple grooming cases and child molestation. 

 • Douglas Bollinger: This is the one case with a criminal conviction. He was a teacher at the Performing Arts Academy, and he pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child after inappropriate sexual contact with a student in 2019. He was sentenced to lifetime parole supervision and permanently barred from teaching in New Jersey. (Daily Voice (https://dailyvoice.com/article/neptune-performing-arts-teacher-avoids-prison-after-sexual-contact-with-student-prosecutor/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 • Two former students filed separate 2026 civil lawsuits against Bollinger, OCVTS, the Performing Arts Academy, and former superintendent Karen Homiek. The lawsuits allege sexual abuse and describe “open and notorious grooming” by teachers and a broader institutional failure to protect students. (Jersey Shore Online (https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/lawsuits-school-ignored-sex-abuse-allegations-since-2005/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 • One of the 2026 lawsuits alleges that the student was groomed by Bollinger over several years, beginning when she was a student at the academy. (Shore News Network (https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/ocean-county-liberal-arts-program-was-sanctuary-for-sexual-predators-targeting-high-school-students-according-to-lawsuit/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 • The lawsuits make broader allegations involving other teachers, including claims that sexual relationships between teachers and students occurred over a period spanning years. However, those other allegations have not resulted in publicly documented criminal convictions that I can verify, so I don't want to turn allegations into established facts. (Jersey Shore Online (https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/lawsuits-school-ignored-sex-abuse-allegations-since-2005/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 • There is also an online claim from a purported former student alleging that at least four male teachers were molesting students. That's important to distinguish from the lawsuits and official criminal case because I cannot independently verify that claim.

 • A separate report says federal authorities may be looking into the allegations, but it also explicitly says that the FBI has not publicly confirmed the scope of any investigation or announced criminal charges. (Shore News Network (https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/fbi-investigating-ocvts-sexual-abuse-scandal-as-probe-expands-into-alleged-institutional-cover-up/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

On top of that, it’s been reported that many teachers knew about these cases, but decided to cover it up. The most disgusting thing I find about this is after a senior graduated from that school a teacher, who was grooming her at the time proceeded to marry her. When students tried to report this to the school they got suspension. The mother of the child actually protested, and the school said there was nothing they can do and they cannot control “if a student has a crush on a teacher”