The state auditor’s office will conduct a re-audit of the Des Moines public school district following the immigration arrest of its former superintendent. The Des Moines School Board and its interim superintendent filed the request for the audit a few hours after State Auditor Rob Sand told reporters he’d welcome a request from someone within the district for an investigation because there are important questions that need answering. Sand is a Democrat who’s running for governor and last week three Republicans in the state senate asked Sand to investigate the district, but Sand says the request had to come from someone within the school district. Republican Senator Jesse Greene of Boone says Sand can hold as many press conferences as he wants, but Green says Sand spent more time arguing with their call for an investigation than focusing on his duties as state auditor.
