SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Parents, staff and students at a Sacramento elementary school are demanding answers after the district removed another sixth-grade teacher this school year.
At the Phoebe Hearst Elementary School Jog-a-thon Friday, supporters of the teachers held signs of protest, asking for the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) to bring back the two beloved teachers.
ABC10 has been following the story of sixth grade teacher Jeanine Rupert. SCUSD moved her to another school last month after finding she’d removed carpet in her classroom during a flea infestation at the end of last school year. The district said she could have exposed students to asbestos in the tile beneath the carpet — though the district said an investigation ultimately revealed no asbestos was released…