PennLive
UNIONTOWN (TNS) — A teacher in Western Pennsylvania is in hot water after police said they wrapped up a months-long investigation into reports of an inappropriate relationship with a student.
According to reports, Ashley Thurby Kolesar, a teacher in the Laurel Highlands School District, was arrested and charged with three felonies after police say she had a relationship with a 17-year-old boy. They say she exchanged 6,500 texts with the teen beginning in September of last year and running through January.
Police also say the teacher recorded a conversation with a 15-year-old student about improving his grades without his knowledge and sent it to the 17-year-old. They say that violated wiretapping laws.
Among the charges she is reportedly facing are intercepting communications, disclosing intercepted communications and criminal use of a communication facility.
In a statement issued, Laurel Highlands Superintendent Dr. Jesse T. Wallace said they were aware of felony charges “filed against one of our professional teaching staff.”
Wallace wrote that “the employee has been on administrative leave since the onset of the PSP investigation.”
“The District will act accordingly with the charges being filed and take every step for the continued establishment and maintenance of the safety of all students,” Wallace wrote.
