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North Liberty resident urges board to strengthen staff-protection policies after alleged assaults

Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors · January 14, 2026
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John Lohman told the Iowa City Community School District board his wife, a Coralville Central first-grade teacher, was assaulted multiple times and urged clearer reporting, accountability and better protections for staff; he cited past OSHA fines and asked whether district leaders failed to act.

John Lohman, a North Liberty resident, told the Iowa City Community School District board during the Jan. 13 public-comment period that his wife, a Coralville Central first-grade teacher, has been assaulted multiple times by the same student and is currently on leave.

“My wife… is currently on leave for being assaulted at Coralville Central Elementary School by the same student twice in December 2024 and another attempted assault last February by the same student,” Lohman said, pressing the board to clarify…

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