Caitlin Yamada and Dave Dreeszen
Sioux City Journal
At least eight female staff members reported being sexually harassed by Juan Córdova in the first months after he took over as superintendent of the Sioux City Community School District, a Sioux City Journal investigation discovered.
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Dr. Juan Cordova, Sioux City Community School District's new superintendent, talks about his first week on the job and the change from working in Missouri to Iowa.
Tim Hynds
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Juan Córdova speaks during a public question and answer session on Feb. 6, 2025 for the two finalists for the Sioux City Community School District's superintendent job.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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School board member Lance Ehmcke talks during a Nov. 14, 2025, meeting.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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Sioux City school board member Earl Miller talks during a Jan. 22, 2024 meeting.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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School board members Jan George and Lance Ehmcke talk to each other during a meeting of the Sioux City Community School District’s Board of Directors held Monday, Nov. 14, 2025. The board held two back-to-back meetings. One was held as the annual final meeting of the retiring board and the other was an organizational meeting for the new school board during which George was elected board president and Treyla Lee was elected vice-president.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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The Sioux City Community School District's Educational Service Center, 627 Fourth St., is shown Monday, March 30, 2026. The building houses the district's administrative offices and its Career Academy.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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Former Sioux City school board member Dan Greenwell talks with the current board president, Treyla Lee, before a Jan. 22 meeting.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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Juan Cordova, Sioux City Community School District's new superintendent, poses for a photo in his office Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Cordova, previously assistant superintendent of instruction for Hazelwood School District in Florissant, Mo., began duties in Sioux City on July 1.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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Sioux City Superintendent Juan Córdova's empty seat in the Sioux City School Board of Directors room on Jan. 5, after the board voted to accept Córdova's resignation.
Caitlin Yamada, Sioux City Journal
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