Metro

No jail for perv ‘Teach of Year’

A former New Jersey “Teacher of the Year” who admitted having sex with a 15-year-old student was spared prison time yesterday.

Erica DePalo, 33, who won the Essex County honor, received a three-year suspended sentence and will be subject to lifetime parole supervision.

“I feel nothing but remorse for my actions,” a tearful DePalo told state Superior Court Judge Peter Ryan. “I apologize to those who were indirectly or directly affected by my conduct.”

DePalo’s lawyer argued that the wrong medication — prescribed for the teacher’s depression and anxiety — contributed to her errors in judgment.