Western Iowa mother suing the East Sac County School District

SAC COUNTY, Iowa (KTIV) - A Western Iowa mother is suing the East Sac County School District for allegedly failing to protect her son.

Former East Sac County Schools Special Education instructor, Stefanie Kelsey was arrested in 2022 and accused of having an intimate relationship with a 15-year-old student. Kelsey was employed by the district at the time of her arrest.

Kelsey has now pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse and sexual exploitation by a teacher in February of 2024.

Court documents identified the student’s mother as “Jane Roe” who alleges in early 2022, Former East Sac High School Principal Kevin Litterer and Former Superintendent Jeffery Kruse asked Kelsey about rumors involving the teacher and an underage student.

The lawsuit claims Kelsey denied those rumors and Litterer and Kruse failed to follow up with the mother’s son. The lawsuit also says the boy admitted to police that he had sexual contact with the teacher when nude photos appeared on his phone.

Currently, Litterer and Kruse are no longer with the East Sac County District and have been named in the lawsuit.