Facing charges of lascivious acts, fired schoolteacher wins jobless benefits

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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An Ankeny school teacher who was fired after being criminally charged with lascivious acts involving a child is entitled to collect unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled.

Court records show that on Sept. 10, 2025, police arrested Michael Scott Burrows, 50, of Ankeny and charged him with three counts of lascivious acts involving a child by touching his genital to a child’s body. At the time, Burrows was a full-time teacher and band instructor for …

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