The leader of Iowa’s largest school district was placed on administrative leave by officials on Sept. 27, a day after his arrest by immigration authorities, who said he had entered the United States illegally.
During a three-minute-long special meeting on Saturday, the Des Moines school board voted unanimously to place Superintendent Ian Roberts on paid leave and said he was not available to fulfill his responsibilities for the 30,000-student district. The board added that it would reassess his status once it got more information.
