LOS ANGELES – Before Los Angeles schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigned, the Board of Education warned him in a confidential letter that it had potential grounds to dismiss him, citing several allegations, including that Carvalho allowed a district contractor currently under federal investigation to pay for his travel to Washington, D.C.
Issues raised by the board in the letter sent to Carvalho included a 2023 trip to the White House allegedly subsidized by AllHere, the company at the center of an ongoing FBI investigation that also involves the former superintendent, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the letter.
The school board’s letter raised the possibility that Carvalho could be terminated “for cause” based on alleged financial benefits he did not report on required disclosure forms, said the sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak officially about the matter…