IA - Des Moines school superintendent arrested by ICE (9/26/2025)

[Emerald1328]

I'm still on my first cup of coffee but find it so funny that this article is talking about how they cannot confirm Roberts Doctoral degree yet he is continually referred as Dr. Roberts. HAHAHA. I don't know why it's making me crack up.

Haha I didn’t even notice that

 

[Emerald1328]

Is that a common policy for universities to not release records without "client" consent?Or is that unique to Trident? If it's not the usual policy of most universities, maybe this is why he chose this school in particular.

I’m not sure honestly. I thought maybe FERPA would apply but I couldn’t figure out if Trident qualified by receiving Department of Education funds. However, while I was briefly looking up info on Trident, they have had a lot of shady controversies, including problems with awarding degrees without people having all the requirements fulfilled back around 2011.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Trident University International - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Emerald1328]

I know! I had to provide transcripts, sent from the university, before I was hired. Gee, I guess that it would have been okay in Iowa, to just "say" I have a Master Degree in Special Education. Then, if I was caught in a lie, just say, "Well, I did graduate from high school.". Same difference.

LOL.

Hey, don’t slander Iowa…without us, y’all wouldn’t have sweet corn, pork, ethanol gas and, most importantly, Jason Momoa.

(yes, I know he was born in Hawaii but he moved to Iowa as an infant so he’s ours. fight me, I dare ya)

Although, I guess if there was no Iowa, the music would’ve never died… (iykyk)

 

[Eli9]

According to this article Roberts is also facing federal gun charges.

Federal authorities file gun charge against former Des Moines school superintendent Ian Roberts

Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts has been charged with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms after authorities

www.kcci.com

Also in this article Roberts was given a deadline last week to submit proof of his eligibility to legally work in the US. He was unable to do so. MOO

Former Des Moines superintendent now faces federal gun charge

Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines superintendent, now faces a federal weapons charge.

www.wowt.com

 

[sunspun]

Roeder told The Associated Press that the district has seen “nothing that would suggest that he's not a citizen.”

Seems like it would be more helpful to see something that would show that he IS a citizen.