Overview

• Board members voted 6-0 Monday to change Ian Roberts’ status from paid to unpaid leave after receiving DHS documentation of a removal order and work ineligibility.
• The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked Roberts’ educator license on Sunday, and its letter gives him until Oct. 28 to appeal.
• ICE says Roberts fled a traffic stop Friday in a district vehicle; agents reported recovering a loaded handgun, a fixed-blade knife, and about $3,000, and ATF was asked to investigate the firearm.
• District leaders say third-party and state/FBI checks during Roberts’ 2023 hiring did not flag citizenship issues, while state education officials are reviewing the district’s I‑9 verification practices.
• Roberts is being held at the Woodbury County Jail as Associate Superintendent Matt Smith serves as interim superintendent.