Des Moines superintendent has license revoked after being detained by ICE
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SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Dr. Ian Roberts was the superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district before being detained by immigration authorities. Following this, Iowa’s Board of Educational Examiners has now revoked his superintendent’s license.
The board‘s website shows the decision was issued on Sunday, Sept. 28.
In the board’s official order, when referring to Roberts’ license, it says, “The license issued by the Board of Educational Examiners is no longer valid and your authority to serve as a superintendent is revoked.”
The order says the decision was made after it was learned that Roberts no longer possesses “legal presence in the United States.” Under Iowa law, this means Roberts is not able to hold a license issued by the board.
Des Moines school officials confirmed that Roberts joined the district in July 2023 and stated that he had held education leadership positions across the U.S. for the last 20 years.
“The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners issued Dr. Roberts a license to serve as superintendent in the state of Iowa in July 2023,” said Des Moines School Board President Jackie Norris during a news conference held after Roberts’ detainment.
The order says Roberts can appeal the decision if he submits the paperwork by Oct. 28, 2025. The full order can be read below.
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EXCLUSIVE: Sources close to the law firm representing Des Moines Public Schools internally believes Superintendent Ian Roberts is in serious trouble.
According to their own immigration attorneys—who are described as very liberal—Roberts lied on his I-9 about his citizenship, and serious questions are being raised about the validity of his other credentials.
Among the red flags: - He carries a Maryland state ID available to certain visa holders (F, J, or M categories).
- His Social Security card was issued out of New York, and its validity is being questioned.
And the kicker?
His deportation order was issued in May 2024… by the Biden administration.
A Democrat administration thought this man should have been deported.
How was this man ever hired? Prior to this, he worked in New York and Maryland as a teacher and principal. $300,000 a year of taxpayer money.....
Apparently he wasn't terrible at the job.
Test scores are up. Attendance is up. The district seems to be not sucking for the first time in a while.
Seems like we need to get him some sort of emergency H1B or something.
He was arrested carrying a gun, and been arrested twice before on gun related charges. He also lied about having a doctorate to his previous employer, who did not find his work very remarkable per his evaluations. I think we can find an American who can generate "improving test scores" that lag behind the rest of the state while also being a citizen
Is it bad that I'm ready to rationalize all that plus a meth addiction if the test scores went up?
Can we? Are we sure? We sure as hell don't seem to be having much success.
From what I saw, the improvements don’t look that dramatic or dissimilar to what happened across Iowa. Test scores seem to be slowly improving post Covid
Personlly, I’m hesitant to give any bureaucrat credit for things that happen at ground level absent the installation of any new revolutionary programs, which I haven’t seen. Small improvements are usually just statistical noise, and he wasn’t there long enough for any long term trends to develop. But the board liked him.
i guess if he avoids jail on the gun charges he can bring his expertise to Guyana.
I dunno. Here's what I read:
How the hell did they ever make him a superintendent?
I guess anything can happen in the left's America.
Iowa is definitely full of Rob Sand socialists ... gotta watch out for those auditor types. They spread like name-yer-vermin.
Just take a look at him:
That is a school superintendent?
They are the one's fighting to keep illegals in the country, give them free EVERYTHING.
His credentials were a driver's license and a "social security card."
Let's face it. He was a DEI hire.
But the left told us NONE of the illegals have social security numbers (cards). You mean to tell me the NT "immigration experts" were wrong?!
Careful. You'll make the people who support DEI cry. They don't like it when the reality of their ideals are called out.
Lied about having a doctorate too.
the school board president who hired him is a leading candidate for the Democratic nominee for senate. Being completely bamboozled by a con man will only help her chances among democrats.
He was billed as the first black superintendent of the district.
I'm sure of that.
Now he can be billed as the first fraudulent black superintendent of the district.
He also omitted that he left his previous employers at Millcreek Township School District in Pennsylvania on the hook for $403,500 in legal settlements. Broken down he jumped ship on 3 lawsuit settlements, one for $87,500 one for $66,000 and the third for $250,000.
Hmmmm
Those same people spew out lies about a lot of things. Why should this be any different?
More information:
He cost his last district at least $400,000 in lawsuits so far related to discriminatory hiring practices.