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Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, resigned on Sunday four months after being placed on paid leave during a federal investigation, with the FBI having searched his home and the district’s headquarters. Acting superintendent Andrés Chait will remain in place until a permanent leader is named, as the district emphasizes stability and continued progress for its more than 500,000 students.
LAUSD faces a coordinated strike by UTLA, SEIU Local 99, and AALA with about 70,000 employees set to walk out, potentially shutting down classes for around 520,000 students. The unions demand roughly a 17% pay raise over two years and staffing improvements, while the district emphasizes its offers and financial constraints; an April 14 deadline looms as talks continue, with contingency plans like food distribution, take-home instruction, and childcare in place if the strike proceeds.
Federal investigators searched Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and district offices as part of a federal investigation, with authorities offering no details on what is being probed. The piece also recaps Carvalho’s immigrant ascent from Portugal to leading large districts, his accolades in Miami-Dade and LA, his immigration-enforcement stance near schools, and a previously funded AI education project that was later dropped.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is investigating allegations of students at Fairfax High School creating and sharing "inappropriate images" on a third-party messaging app, similar to recent incidents at other local public schools. It remains unclear if the images were generated using AI, as was the case at Beverly Vista Middle School, where eight students were expelled for sharing nude AI photos of classmates. The district is committed to providing training on the ethical use of technology, including AI, and enhancing education around digital citizenship, privacy, and safety for all in school communities.
Tropical Storm Hilary has caused school closures in various districts across Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties in Southern California. The Los Angeles Unified School District, serving nearly 565,000 students, will be closed on Monday due to the storm. Other districts, including Pasadena Unified School District, Anaheim Union High School District, and Bear Valley Unified School District, have also canceled classes. Some colleges and universities, such as Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Long Beach, have shifted to virtual operations or canceled in-person classes.
Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood will have heightened security due to a Pride Month recognition event, which has sparked protests from some parents who believe that the topic should be left for parents to teach rather than being imposed on kids at school. The Los Angeles Unified School District has indicated that security will be beefed up around the campus Friday out of an abundance of caution. The organizers of the parent protest have denied any involvement with the burning of a small Pride flag that was on display outside a campus classroom, which police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
The Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles have reached a tentative agreement that includes a 21% salary increase for all UTLA members, reductions on class sizes, and increasing mental health and counseling services. The strike involving UTLA and the union representing bus drivers, custodians, and teaching assistants shut down L.A. public schools for three days. The agreement still needs to be ratified by UTLA bargaining unit members and the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education.
Support staff members of the Los Angeles Unified School District are on strike to protest alleged harassment during contract negotiations over the last year. Teachers have also walked off the job in solidarity. Students with disabilities have a right to a “free appropriate public education,” and the district has to provide extra accommodations or therapies to accomplish that. However, parents of students with special needs say there is little support tailored to their children's needs during a disruption like this week’s school closures. The union is seeking a 30% increase and an additional $2 an hour for the lowest paid union members.