VALDEZ v. WEST DES MOINES CMTY. SCHOOLS

No. 21-1327.

992 N.W.2d 613 (2023)

Davina VALDEZ, Appellant, v. WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS and Desira Johnson, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan C. Flynn (argued) of Flynn Law Firm, P.L.C., West Des Moines, and Angela L. Campbell of Dickey, Campbell & Sahag Law Firm, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

David T. Bower (argued) and Logan Eliasen of Nyemaster Goode, P.C., for appellees.

Oxley, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all justices joined.


Davina Valdez, a teacher's associate who worked with special education students at West Des Moines Community Schools (the District), sued the District and one of its teachers, Desira Johnson (collectively, Defendants), alleging Johnson engaged in racial discrimination that led to Valdez's constructive discharge in violation of the...

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