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IOWA CITY — A new district support team is reviewing instance of student physical aggression, office referrals, academic performance and other data in an effort to more closely monitor trends and provide support for schools in the Iowa City Community School District.

The creation of the district support team follows a meeting last month where a dozen people spoke on behalf of Aspen Lohman, a teacher who says she was harmed by a student .

Lohman went on leave in February after she was repeatedly injured by a student, resulting in post-traumatic stress disorder, acute panic attacks and depression.

There were 139 reported instances of students injuring staff members during the 2024-25 school

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