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Department of Justice investigating alleged Des Moines Public Schools racial hiring quotas

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Des Moines Public Schools for potential race-based employment discrimination.

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Des Moines Public Schools students walk out in protest of Ian Roberts' arrest by ICE

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Justice Department investigating employment practices at Des Moines Public Schools

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Department of Justice to investigate alleged Des Moines Public Schools racial hiring quotas

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Des Moines Public Schools for potential race-based employment discrimination.

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Des Moines school board puts Superintendent Ian Roberts on unpaid leave

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Iowa school district superintendent placed on leave after ICE arrest

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Superintendent Ian Roberts placed on unpaid leave after license revocation

The revocation — just two days after the district initially gave him paid leave — effectively ends Roberts' ability to lead Iowa's largest school district, leaving DMPS without its top administrator ...

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Des Moines School Board accepts Roberts’ resignation as superintendent after ICE arrest

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Des Moines school board votes to put Superintendent Ian Roberts on unpaid leave after ICE arrest

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DMPS' decade of superintendent challenges

Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts joins a string of superintendents whose tenures ended in scandal, controversy or costly exits. Below are some of the most recent examples over the last decade. Former DMPS Superintendent Tom Ahart,

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Des Moines School Board accepts Ian Roberts' resignation

"Dr. Roberts does not want to distract the Board, educators, and staff from focusing on educating DMPS's students," a letter from his attorney reads.

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DMPS Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents following pursuit

According to a press release from ICE, Roberts is a Guyana National and was given a final order of removal by an immigration judge in May of 2024. DMPS said it did not have any knowledge of the order for removal. Roberts entered the United States in 1999 on a student visa, ICE said.