The Johnston Community School District officials do not conduct social media searches as part of their hiring processes, and will move forward with hiring a new director of equity, inclusion and belonging despite recent criticisms over his Facebook posts. The conservative news site The Iowa Standard highlighted the posts from Louis Fountain, who would fill that director spot. The posts, which have since been hidden, included tips for protestors over the summer, concerns about police actions and political comments, including one that read, "On my next trip I'm packing the ELECTORAL MAP, I will know where NOT to stop for gas," posted the day after Election Day in November.