{"id":268235,"date":"2026-04-15T01:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/268235\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T01:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:10:30","slug":"sacramento-teacher-sues-district-over-carpet-removal-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/268235\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento teacher sues district over carpet removal discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Sacramento teacher is suing her district, claiming wrongful punishment after removing a flea-infested classroom carpet.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 A Sacramento teacher is suing her school district and its board, alleging she was wrongfully punished after removing a classroom carpet.<\/p>\n

Jeanine Rupert filed the lawsuit against the Sacramento City Unified School District following an incident last spring, when she pulled up a carpet in her classroom with help from fifth grade students.<\/p>\n

Rupert claims the carpet was flea-infested and frayed, and that the district had previously rejected her requests to have it removed.<\/p>\n

She said the district responded by suspending her, transferring her to another school and accusing her of felony vandalism.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit also alleges the discipline was discriminatory, arguing that male teachers who had removed carpets from their classrooms in the past were not punished.<\/p>\n

ABC10 reached out to the district for comment. In a statement, the district said it could not comment on pending litigation. they provided the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe District has received the complaint referenced and is reviewing it with legal counsel. As this matter is now part of pending litigation, the District is not able to comment on the specific allegations contained in the filing.<\/p>\n

Sacramento City Unified School District remains committed to maintaining safe, supportive learning environments for students and respectful workplaces for staff. We will respond to the complaint through the appropriate legal process.\u201d<\/p>\n

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