US EditionDes Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts on Unpaid Leave, Faces Deadline to Show Citizenship
Roberts faces possible termination after losing his Iowa administrator license amid allegations of illegal residency and misrepresentation of citizenship status, officials said.
- In a special Monday meeting, the DMPS Board voted unanimously to move Dr. Ian Roberts to unpaid administrative leave during a session addressing his employment after his arrest.
- ICE detained Roberts Friday during a targeted enforcement operation after he abandoned his vehicle, and federal officials said a court issued a final removal order with DHS notifying the district.
- Officials reported agents recovered a loaded handgun, a fixed-blade hunting knife and $3,000 in cash in the district-issued vehicle Roberts was driving, noting a prior firearm charge disclosed during hiring.
- The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked Roberts' administrator license, making him ineligible to serve, and set a noon Tuesday deadline to prove citizenship or face termination.
- Teachers union leaders are demanding transparency and due process, saying `At this time we're just doing what we can to be supportive of all of our staff and students` as Matt Smith assumes interim superintendent duties amid Roberts' removal.
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