The lawsuit, filed by the Des Moines Public Schools Board in state court, blames JG Consulting for facilitating the 2022-2023 superintendent search that led to the hiring of Ian Roberts, an illegal immigrant from Guyana with an extensive criminal record.
The school board alleges the firm breached an executive search agreement by neglecting to disclose “all known information of a positive or negative nature regarding any candidate,” namely, Roberts.
“JG Consulting materially breached the Agreement by, among other things, failing to properly vet Roberts and by referring Roberts as a candidate when he could not lawfully hold the position,” the lawsuit states.
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The Washington Examiner contacted JG Consulting for comment on the lawsuit.
Jackie Norris, chairwoman of the school board, announced the legal action during
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