PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, NJ (Morris County) – A Parsippany High School teacher has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection with alleged inappropriate online conversations with a 14-year-old student, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll.
In November 2024, an administrator at Parsippany High School notified the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office about the alleged inappropriate behavior by one of the school’s teachers, Carroll said.
James Wiegand, 43, of Sparta Township, who was employed as a teacher at the time, is accused of sending sexual and suggestive messages to the student through Instagram between September 2024 and November 2024, Carroll said.
Wiegand has been suspended from his teaching position, Carroll added.
As a result of the investigation, Wiegand was charged on March 13, 2025, with one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Carroll.
Wiegand has been released under pre-trial supervision with the following conditions: pre-trial monitoring level 2, no contact with the victim, and no unsupervised contact with minor children. He has a court date scheduled for April 21 before the Honorable Robert Hanna, J.S.C., Carroll said.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200 or the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department at 973-263-4300.
