Walter A. Farrior Jr., 26, was taken into custody after selling marijuana to an undercover detective, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said.
Farrior, who worked at New Bridges Middle School, was charged with two distributing drugs within 1,000 feet of Bogota High School, which is two blocks from his Degraw Avenue home.
He was released without bail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court on May 24.
New Bridges Middle School is operated by the Bergen County Special Services School District.
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