Teacher loses job and unemployment benefits over alleged treatment of her own child

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 379

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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A central Iowa teacher was fired and denied unemployment benefits over the alleged treatment of her daughter at a childcare center.

State records show that Shelbie Sutton was employed full time as a teacher at Des Moines’ New Horizon Academy childcare center from February 2025 until April 22, 2026, when she was fired. She subsequently filed for unemployment benefits, which led to a June 24, 2026, hearing before Administrative Law Judge Stephanie Adkisson.

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