CONWAY — Plans are underway to find a long-term substitute to replace Andy Shaw, a popular Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center teacher who was suspended last week by the school board for allegedly hosting an underage drinking party.
Shaw, a metals and machine tool teacher at Kennett High School, had been charged in November with hosting a house party with alcohol that was attended by teens under the age of 21, a misdemeanor. He pleaded not guilty. His case has not yet gone to trial.
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