LA superintendent placed on leave after FBI raid on home and district office

The Guardian World

by Dani Anguiano

February 28, 2026

Trustees unanimously voted to place Alberto Carvalho on leave and appointed Andres Chait in the interim Two days after the FBI searched the headquarters of the Los Angeles unified school district and the home of its superintendent, the district board of education placed Alberto Carvalho on administrative leave. The board met in closed session meetings for several hours on Thursday and Friday to discuss Carvalho’s employment with the nation’s second largest school district. The trustees unanimously voted Friday to place Carvalho on paid leave, and appointed another high ranking district official, Andres Chait, to serve as interim superintendent. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/28/2026