SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. —

New documents from the Sacramento City Unified School District detail the decision-making behind reassigning a sixth-grade teacher, Jeanine Rupert, to a different school after she and her students attempted to remove a carpet from her classroom at Phoebe Hearst Elementary.

Her removal from the school has sparked protests from both parents and students . Parents even served the school board president a recall notice .

Records obtained by KCRA 3 Investigates show Rupert had requested the carpet's removal twice since 2015, once in June 2023 and again in February 2024, but it was only cleaned each time.

“Room 7 is asking again that their carpet be removed. It is heavily stained and frayed at some parts. Teacher would prefer her room to be all tile. Thank yo

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