Overview
- Federal agents executed court‑authorized searches at Carvalho’s San Pedro home, his LAUSD downtown office, and a site in Southwest Ranches, Florida, with supporting court documents under seal.
- The school board voted unanimously after nearly seven hours of closed‑door deliberations over two days to place Carvalho on paid administrative leave, effective immediately.
- Chief of School Operations Andres Chait, a 27‑year district veteran and former Local District Northeast superintendent, was appointed acting superintendent.
- Authorities have not disclosed the focus of the inquiry; multiple outlets have reported a possible link to LAUSD’s prior AllHere AI chatbot contract, a connection federal officials have not confirmed.
- In 2023, LAUSD announced a $3 million deal with AllHere for a chatbot that was never fully deployed, and the company’s founder was later charged by federal authorities, intensifying scrutiny of past ed‑tech spending as unions and parent groups call for stronger oversight.