A shocking investigation has uncovered disturbing allegations against a Queens high school music teacher who allegedly created an elaborate scheme to sexually abuse a student, using a manipulated classroom environment and his own home as staging grounds for exploitation.
The manipulation scheme
Scott Biski, 50, a former music teacher at Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences High School, stands accused of orchestrating a predatory environment through a makeshift “escape room” in his classroom. According to investigators, Biski began grooming his victim when she was just 14, with the abuse eventually evolving into sexual encounters during her senior year.
The victim speaks out
“I now understand that these weird hugs and embraces were just groping. He was touching me for sexual pleasure without my consent,” the former student, now 25, revealed to investigators in 2022. The abuse allegedly extended to Biski’s home, which he called “the bat cave,” where he would invite the student when his family was absent.
Pattern of predatory behavior
The investigation uncovered a calculated grooming pattern, including:
- Nearly 700 text messages were exchanged, with 82 sent during school hours
- Lavish gifts, including a flute, clothes, and cash
- Instructions to save his number under the pseudonym “Arthur Dent”
- Preferential treatment in music programs and college recommendations
The investigation revealed Biski’s explicit messages continuing into the victim’s college years. “No Halloween party? No s**t outfit?” he allegedly texted during her freshman year.
Administrative response
While the NYPD closed the criminal case due to the reported consensual nature of contact after the student turned 17, the Special Commissioner of Investigation (SCI) condemned Biski’s actions as “egregious, manipulative, and predatory.” Biski has since “irrevocably resigned” from his position, though he remained on the city payroll until last year, earning $99,578 in fiscal year 2024.
The SCI has recommended revising Department of Education guidelines regarding teacher-student text communications. The case has sparked renewed discussion about protecting students from predatory behavior in educational settings.
