Students, parents demand reinstatement and transparency after KBEV teacher placed on leave; petition tops 600 signatures

At a packed Beverly Hills Unified School District board meeting on Feb. 11, students, alumni and parents urged trustees to reinstate long‑time KBEV media teacher Romeo Carey and to disclose more information about the investigation that led to his administrative leave. Speakers said Carey’s removal has halted KBEV instruction, disrupted competitions and left students without a teacher after several weeks of absence.

Commenters — many of them current or former KBEV students — described Carey as an indispensable mentor and credited him with creating award‑winning student programs, securing grants and preparing students for SkillsUSA competitions. Several students said the KBEV classroom had become their primary place of learning and belonging and that the substitute coverage since Carey’s leave has provided little instruction.

Public commenters also said the leave followed Carey’s decision to air a student‑produced video…