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A former police officer for the Connellsville Area School District waived charges that he assaulted a student and illegally recorded a conversation to Fayette County Court on Thursday. James E. Shaw, 54, of Connellsville also waived a second case in which he is accused of illegally recording people. In the case involving the student, Shaw and another school officer saw a student vaping on Oct. 16, police said. Shaw took the boy by the wrist, and when the student tried to pull away, “Shaw slammed him onto the paved roadway,” the criminal complaint alleged. The boy was handcuffed and ...

A former police officer for the Connellsville Area School District is facing criminal charges for allegedly assaulting a student in October and illegally recording a meeting about the incident. Police alleged James E. Shaw, 54, of Connellsville and another school police officer saw a 17-year-old student vaping as he waited for a ride near the Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center on Oct. 16. Connellsville Police Det. Lt. Tom Patton, who filed the charges, contended Shaw took the boy by the wrist to take him to the principal’s office. “The victim attempted to pull away befor...