“Mr. Henrikson was outspoken from the beginning of Mrs. Rupert’s removal,” parent Brenda Buford tells PEOPLE
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- Mark Henrikson, a teacher at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., was put on administrative leave by the Sacramento City Unified School District
- The move comes after he expressed support for Jeanine Rupert, another Phoebe Hearst teacher who was reassigned to a different school after removing a piece of carpet in her classroom
- Concerned parents are speaking out to PEOPLE about the district’s decisions
A teacher who vocally supported a fellow colleague when she was reassigned following a controversy over a carpet removal has now been placed on administrative leave.
Brooke Fahey, the principal of Phoebe Hearst Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., announced the move on Monday, Oct. 6, in a message shared with parents, which was later obtained by PEOPLE.
“I am writing to share with you that the SCUSD [Sacramento City Unified School District] has placed 6th grade teacher Mark Henrikson on administrative leave,” Fahey wrote. “At this time, I cannot provide any additional details about this District-level decision.”…