(Radio Iowa) – The former superintendent of the Charles City Schools is filing suit against all current members of the district’s school board. In April, then-Superintendent Anne Lundquist was placed on paid administrative leave amid allegations that “raises questions about Dr. Lundquist’s fitness for duty and ability to serve as an employee of the Charles City Community School District,” according to School Board President David Schrodt.

In a statement, Lundquist says, “I was shocked by the school board’s actions towards me. I have done nothing wrong. This situation has been devastating, for me and for my family.” Lundquist was to retire at the end of this school year on June 30th, but never returned to the post she had held since coming out of retirement in April 2022.

Lundquist filed a lawsuit against all five current school board members: Schrodt, Bruce Koebrick, Dara Jaeger, Kathryn Fox and Josh Mack. She is pursuing “damages in a fair and reasonable sum and for punitive damages” and has requested a jury trial. Schrodt says the board will meet with its attorney in closed session Friday.