The Des Moines School Board placed Ian Roberts on paid administrative leave Sept. 27.

The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners has revoked the administrator license of embattled Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, who has being held on a deportation order.

"Our office has received information that you no longer possess legal presence in the United States, therefore you (are) not able to hold a license issued by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners," a letter from BOEE Executive Director Micheal Cavin to Roberts dated Sept. 28 states. "… The license issued by the Board of Educational Examiners is no longer valid and your authority to serve as superintendent is revoked."

The Iowa Department of Education sent out a one sentence news release about the change the morning

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