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Des Moines Public Schools found itself in the international spotlight after former-Superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested Sept. 26.

The school district is also facing separate inquiries from the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa House Republicans.

Des Moines Public Schools has filed a lawsuit against the search firm that recommended Roberts.

The federal government shutdown is pausing a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Des Moines Public Schools' hiring practices following the immigration arrest of former Superintendent Ian Roberts.

The Justice Department announced Sept. 30 — four days after ICE officers arrested Roberts following a deportation order — its plans to investigate whether the district violated federal employment law by discriminating

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