Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has been placed on leave just days after the FBI raided his home and office.
During a private meeting Friday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on leave just days after the FBI raided his home and office. Details about the leave and what was said during the board's meeting are currently unknown.
On Wednesday morning, federal agents executed simultaneous search warrants at his San Pedro home and his office inside LAUSD's downtown LA headquarters. A third location in Southwest Ranches, Florida—near where Carvalho previously served as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools—was also searched, according to FBI Miami.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: FBI raids LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's home, officeThe U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed law enforcement served ‘judicially approved search warrants.' The supporting affidavits are currently sealed by the court. While there is still no official confirmation on what the raid was connected to, sources say it could be tied to a company the district hired in 2024 to develop an AI chatbot, which was never fully implemented.In 2023, Carvalho announced LAUSD's $3 million deal with AllHear, the company behind a chatbot named ‘Ed’. But Ed never made it to LAUSD classrooms after the company shut down. It's founder, Joanna Smith Griffin, has been charged by federal authorities with fraud and identity theft. Carvalho has led the nation’s second-largest school district since 2022 and was recently re-appointed in 2025. His district biography lists an extensive array of honors, including being named the 2014 National Superintendent of the Year and the 2018 National Urban Superintendent of the Year.He is a prominent figure in national education, known for his personal story as a formerly undocumented immigrant and his vocal opposition to aggressive federal immigration enforcement near schools.
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