Parents and students at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School in Sacramento are calling for transparency after two sixth-grade teachers were removed this school year. Jeanine Rupert was transferred after removing carpet from her classroom during a flea infestation, prompting asbestos concerns. More recently, teacher Mark Henrikson was placed on administrative leave, though the district declined to explain why, citing personnel privacy. Officials say the decision wasn’t retaliatory and an outside investigator is reviewing the matter.

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