State to review Des Moines schools’ hiring policies, Reynolds calls superintendent’s arrest ‘shocking’

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DES MOINES — The state education department announced its plans to review the Des Moines School District’s hiring procedures a day after the district’s superintendent was arrested by federal immigration authorities.

And in her first extended statement since Friday’s arrest of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Saturday called the incident “shocking” and said, “We must enforce the law every time to protect our families and our future.”

Roberts was arrested Friday after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement initiated a traffic stop of Roberts in his school-issued vehicle, the Associated Press reported.

ICE claims Roberts is living in the U.S. il