Post by Logan on Jun 21, 2016 2:54:45 GMT -6
IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school district will not renew the contract of a liaison to homeless students after she was put on paid leave in April following an unauthorized tour of special education classrooms.
Stephanie Van Housen’s letter of assignment will not be renewed for the year starting July 1, said Jim Pedersen, chief human resource officer for the district. She’s on paid leave through the end of the month, he said.
“We have rearranged some assignments,” Pedersen said. “We will make sure that need is fulfilled.”
Van Housen, who started working for the district in 2008, was placed on leave April 8 after she showed community members a behavior disorder classroom at Grant Wood Elementary and complained about school officials not letting her reserve a room partially funded through Iowa City. This is according to documents Van Housen filed with a May 12 request for a court injunction to prevent her firing.
Read more: www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/k-12-education/iowa-city-school-district-ousts-liaison-to-homeless-20160620
Stephanie Van Housen’s letter of assignment will not be renewed for the year starting July 1, said Jim Pedersen, chief human resource officer for the district. She’s on paid leave through the end of the month, he said.
“We have rearranged some assignments,” Pedersen said. “We will make sure that need is fulfilled.”
Van Housen, who started working for the district in 2008, was placed on leave April 8 after she showed community members a behavior disorder classroom at Grant Wood Elementary and complained about school officials not letting her reserve a room partially funded through Iowa City. This is according to documents Van Housen filed with a May 12 request for a court injunction to prevent her firing.
Read more: www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/k-12-education/iowa-city-school-district-ousts-liaison-to-homeless-20160620