Local News in Brief : Principal Back in School
Carnegie Junior High School Principal Lionel Joubert returned to his job Wednesday, a day after parents, students and faculty picketed in front of the Carson school to protest allegations that he had overstepped bounds in breaking up a schoolyard fight.
Los Angeles Unified School District officials removed Joubert from his post May 26 and ordered him to work at regional offices pending an investigation into his handling of the May 19 schoolyard fight and an unrelated incident several days later, according to district officials.
But, following a review of the case, Deputy Supt. Sidney Thompson reinstated Joubert, 60, who has 35 years of experience with the Los Angeles district and is due to retire June 30.
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