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Parents ask Indianola school board to audit NHS selection and allow appeals after alleged classroom incident

Indianola Community School District Board of Education · November 18, 2025
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Parents and students urged the Indianola Community School District board to audit the high school's National Honor Society selection process, seek appeals for three rejected students and amend local NHS bylaws after alleging bias tied to a classroom political comment.

At the Indianola Community School District organizational meeting on Nov. 17, parents called on the board to investigate the Indianola High School National Honor Society (NHS) selection process and help three students appeal denials they contend were driven by retaliation for a political disagreement in class.

Tristan Grover, who identified himself as the father of one of the students, told the board that an incident on Nov. 27, 2024, involved a teacher allegedly calling students who supported former President Trump “brainwashed,” a…

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