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Students and parents demand answers, reinstatement as board keeps KBEV adviser on leave
Summary
At the Feb. 11 Beverly Hills Unified School District board meeting, students, parents and alumni pressed the board for immediate transparency and action after KBEV adviser Romeo Carey remained on paid administrative leave nearly two months after a student-produced video prompted an investigation.
Hundreds of students, parents and alumni used public comment at the Feb. 11 board meeting to press the Beverly Hills Unified School District for details about an ongoing investigation that has kept longtime KBEV adviser Romeo Carey on paid leave for roughly two months.
The plea from students and parents centered on two demands: that the district disclose the factual basis for the leave and that the board either reinstate Carey or explain—publicly and in detail—why it will not. Student speakers said the district’s handling of the case has inflicted stress on students and harmed the student-run news program.
Why it matters: Carey has led the school’s broadcast journalism program for decades and is credited by current and former students as a mentor. The standoff has become a flashpoint because it touches on student press freedoms, board transparency and how…
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