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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jaimie Ding and Julie Watson

Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe

Los Angeles Schools Federal Raid - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Los Angeles School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is being put on paid leave while he is part of a federal investigation. The move on Friday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education comes two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.

Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school district, which serves more than 500,000 students.

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