Otherwise the school district will start the process of terminating his contract. Members of the Des Moines School Board voted unanimously on September 27 to place Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts on paid administrative leave, one day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained him. CHECKS “FOUND NOTHING RELATED TO CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION MATTERS”Some Republicans have claimed the Des Moines Public Schools did not look for any criminal record. Senior partner Alfredo Parrish told the Des Moines Register he had spoken with his client on the morning of September 27. Appendix: Full video of September 27 special Des Moines School Board meeting and remarks by Jackie Norris and Maria Alonzo: