The Sacramento City Unified School District has reassigned longtime Phoebe Hearst Elementary teacher Jeanine Rupert after she ripped up her classroom carpet during a flea infestation. The carpet covered asbestos tiles, prompting a district investigation, though officials say no exposure occurred. Parents are outraged by the decision, calling Rupert a beloved teacher who has shaped the school for 25 years. More than 100 parents and students packed a school board meeting, urging SCUSD to return her to the classroom.

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