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After student shoved by bully suffers collapsed lung, DMPS settles lawsuit for $30,000

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Attorneys for Des Moines Public Schools denied the allegations, and the case was set for trial in August 2025. But on Feb. 21, the couple filed to permanently dismiss the suit. District spokesman Phil Roeder confirmed the lawsuit was settled for $30,000, paid by the district's insurer.

Iowa promised $75M for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent

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Citing an urgent need to act after Uvalde and shootings outside a high school and a church in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state would award up to $50,000 each to 1,500 schools to fix vulnerabilities. Like many other Republicans, she rebuffed calls for stricter gun control while embracing efforts to “harden” schools.

Here’s how Iowa’s governor wants to overhaul special education

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Gov. Kim Reynolds' legislation lays out several of her education priorities, including exercising more state control over Iowa's Area Education Agencies and boosting teacher pay.

Des Moines Public Schools teacher targeted after joking of forcing students ‘to be gay’

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The post featured a district employee posing in front of what appears to be a large mirror in a classroom with the caption "Every day is another opportunity to force kids in public schools to be gay."

Des Moines Public Schools changes hiring practice to reconsider people with criminal records

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Job candidates with criminal records are no longer automatically barred from working for the Des Moines Public School District following a change in hiring practices recommended by new Superintendent Ian Roberts.

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