Nurturing nonsense, neglecting nuance, and now nuking a noble employee is normal for the Des Moines Public Schools. Naturally, I need to remind you that this is Des Moines Public Schools, the non-award-winning, non-credible, non-sensible nerve center that once knighted the notorious Ian Roberts, the non-citizen, non-degree-having, non-author, nocturnal navigator of a police chase, as their noble leader. The same ninny that stored a pew-pew and cash in the school car. Needless to say, the knowledge filled nincompoops did nothing notable until the guy nearly nosed the school’s vehicle into national news.

In a newly nurtured nugget of nonsense, they have outdone themselves yet again. 

According to the narrative, Anne Eslinger,  a normally nurturing, non-abrasive Study Hall supervisor, noted that a student had been nonstop needling another by using a nasty noun that started with "n."  This created a nusiance in that niche of the building.

This required the responsible adult to use her necessary narrative, to note the not so normal nuisance. To make it clear, she noted the nasty word as she narrated the nuisance.

Noticing on May 15, 2025, in a nowhere-near-chaotic Study Hall, one student started used the "n" word. She named the word in her report. 

Let’s be notably clear:
Not “nerd.”
Not “ninny.”
Not “Nazi.” 

Let's be honest, you can probably name conservative classmates “Nazis” nonstop, no need for nuance or niceties. But “n*****”? Nope. You can't use the actual word used when reporting the word that was used to insult another nice student. Nope. Nada. No way.

Eslinger had asked the nincompoop to knock it off. Dragging them by the nose (not literally) she navigated the ninny to the school’s student services center for their naughtiness. 

While there, the student lobbed “n*****” again. Eslinger nudged him nicely to knock it off. Noting this, Eslinger noted to the nearby (non)discipline coordinator had noticed nothing and noted, "“Do you hear him? Do you hear what he is saying?”

Allegedly not noticing the narrative, Eslinger, narrated the noise to get the coordinator’s attention. “He’s saying –,” and she had the nerve to repeat the slur.

The newly activated hearing of the "discipline coordinator" noted the teacher's use of the word and then nabbed the student.

Eslinger returned to her nurturing duties in the classroom. Later, Eslinger was summoned, scolded, and notified that repeating the student’s nasty noun, even for noting purposes, violated the district’s “No Naming Naughty Nouns” policy. Later that day, she was summoned to a meeting with district officials who asked what had happened. Never mind that the student actually used the word. ever mind she needed help

The next morning, HR navigated her into a neat but nasty ultimatum. Either be fired or neutralize the narrative by resigning now.

She resigned.

The district didn’t stop there.
They tried to nix her unemployment and naturally, they appealed when they initially lost.

Not being another nutty adult, Administrative Law Judge Patrick Thomas said that notifying another adult by narrating the slur, one time, was not being naughty. 

Noted the obvious, Thomas said Eslinger had never been naughty, negligent, nor noncompliant before. She was simply naming the word the student was actively using to get help.

Needless to say, the District says nothing, presumably to avoid noticeable new nonsense.

Eslinger, noted no one ever named an alternative. Should she have nodded vigorously? Narrated through interpretive nose-flute? Used neutral nonsense syllables?

“I was completely surprised by their decision,” she said. “I was taken off guard. I cried. I begged. I really loved my job," not using a single "n" word in her response.

She had been nurturing students since February 2023.