CRESTON – A judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents an Iowa school district from firing a teacher over social media comments made following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports Federal Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger granted a motion in favor of Creston School District Teacher Melisa Crook, who claims the district is violating her First Amendment rights by attempting to let her go. Crook cited several politically-motivated posts by the superintendent and School Board President.

DES MOINES – On the same day former Superintendent Ian Roberts pled not guilty to federal immigration charges, the Des Moines Public School District placed another administrator on leave. The Des Moines Register reports the district’s chief academic officer Robert Lundin has been out since October 6th for an undisclosed reason. The move comes just weeks after former superintendent Roberts was arrested by federal immigration officers.

DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds released the list of recommendations made by a task force comprised of business leaders as it relates to possible efficiency in the state government. KCCI-TV reports Reynolds held a press conference Tuesday about the Iowa DOGE Task Force, a group formed this past spring modeled after similar federal government efforts. Before the final recommendations were released, the group was criticized for potentially targeting IPERs retirement benefits for state employees, but Reynolds denies the program is a target. The final list included a potential incentive-based pay structure for teachers.