Some Baltimore educators are stunned at the arrest of Dr. Ian Roberts, who was a teacher and principal in city schools for almost eight years in the early 2000s.

For the past two years, Dr. Roberts led public schools in Des Moines, Iowa, as superintendent.

Iowa education officials have since revoked his administrative certificate .

Respect in Baltimore

Veteran teacher Consquilla Carey knows Dr. Roberts well and was shocked when she learned of his arrest.

"My heart dropped. I said, 'This can't be right.' Then, I was thinking it was some kind of mix-up," Carey told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren.

Carey said he went above and beyond as an educator and changed students' lives.

"Students who had bad attendance ended up having good attendance," Carey said. "Students who weren't passin

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