The Indianola School Board discussed a vote to leave the National School Board Association as part of the Iowa Association of School Boards at their meeting Tuesday. Superintendent Ted Ihns tells KNIA News the board discussed having their priorities met with a national organization.

“I think the biggest thing has been questions for the last couple of years of whether or not to stay in the National School Board Association, and there has been some apprehension about the goal of the NSBA, and questioning are there other national organizations that states could belong to that fit what school board associations and states want out of a national organization.”

The IASB is considering pulling out of the NSBA because of differences regarding the NSBA asking the Justice Department to review the disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff” at public schools.