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Former STC administration Brent Bagnall (front) and Roy Frakes (right) walk off the stage at the 2019 graduation along with Superintendent Jared Smith.
Three separate age discrimination lawsuits have been filed against the South Tama County School District and Superintendent Jared Smith.
Former high school principal Roy Frakes, former high school Activities Director/Assistant Principal Brent Bagnall and former Food Service Director Sandy Jantzen filed lawsuits in Tama County district court last month against Smith and the district for denying promotions and/or terminating employment due to age discrimination, actions they are claiming have violated Iowa’s Civil Rights Act.