Posted on 09/26/2025 6:21:51 PM PDT by TigerClaws
Trying to find out information about how Des Moines hired an illegal alien with a criminal history, Ian Robert’s, as leader of its schools.
One comment online said rhe board voted him in during a closed session after being made aware of his illegal status.
Link shows he highlighted his immigrant background in his bio and the public announcement was done in English and then in Spanish to local media. It’s also an educationally failing school district.
Any locals with info please share. It’s a key state for national elections.
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He was just doing a job that Americans won’t do! - GW MORON (and other RINO traitors)
Libs of TiTok repeating the Board knew.
If so, they should all resign (and be indicted).
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1971697869334917308
Knowingly hiring an illegal is harboring if you ask me. They should all share a cell.
$270,000 base salary and making $305,000 when arrested.
Had a loaded gun (federal felony) and $3,000 cash with him.
Indict all those involved.
Hiring board: He was,uh, ahem, he was, well, we shouldn’t say it but, he was black.
“””Libs of TiTok repeating the Board knew.”””
Of course they knew. As long as he was a radical leftist America hating scumbag that’s all they care about.
Waiting for these people to be charged.
RE: $305,000 when arrested.
Had a loaded gun (federal felony) .
I’m helping a non profit that works closely with the Des Moines schools.
Waiting to hear more information .
My prediction is the board will blame the hiring firm for this.
But the guy was at previous employers and no one caught it.
It’s really bizarre .
I actually thought he was doing some good things.
It’s not an easy district.
Lots of kids with unstable homes.
That a tough thing for a teacher to handle .
May 16, 2023 was date of the hiring.
What did the Board know and when did they know it?
Where’s the public record?
Lot of political careers start with school boards. Need to end the ones behind this decision.
One comment said they hired a DEI group to vet the candidates for the Board.
But if he admitted he was an illegal and that he had been previously arrested …
Could be a criminal act by the Board.
Misappropriating public funds hiring someone not qualified under state law. Malfeasance in office.
Yeah it’s really strange.
Our conservative radio guy said it’s the strangest thing he’s ever covered.
It is public knowledge that a three-person committee was key and hired a search firm for thousands of dollars; Jenna Knox, Kim Martorano, and Teree Caldwell-Johnson.
I assumed this little blue island meant "Des Moines, more liberal than the surrounding cornfield towns because we've got a museum and a few hipster bars" not "Des Moines, so liberal that we're going to hire a felonious, illegal immigrant Guyanese voodoo witch doctor to run our schools!"
He was the right shade.
I hate excuses. For some people they roll off of their tongues like hot butter and are ready made.
“It’s not an easy district.
Lots of kids with unstable homes.”
There are lots of these kinds of districts.
Thank you for your post.
Did that firm not get the federal form filled out to verify legal status?
Did the Board go into closed discussion to chose Dr. Roberts? He’s originally from Africa. Then to South America. The here on student visa, so we really have no idea what is background is.
No surprise there. Particularly the hyphenate.
AIDING ABETTING HARBORING
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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