DES MOINES, Iowa– A Polk City mother and longtime educator is speaking publicly after being accused of assaulting a minor during a middle school track meet earlier this month.
Dr. Ashley Delaney, a 43-year-old mother of three with a STEM education Ph.D and a volunteer for the North Polk School Board, said the allegations and resulting publicity have dramatically affected her life.
“It’s been devastating,” she told WHO 13’s Katie Kaplan.
Delaney said she never imagined seeing her mug shot circulated across local news coverage following an interaction at a May 1 track meet held at Winterset High School…