Authorities have released few details. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said that the special victims' unit, which handles crimes of sexual abuse, is looking into allegations against the Miramonte Elementary School teacher.

It's also unclear if the case is related to Berndt, a veteran teacher at the school who was arrested and charged with acts of lewd conduct involving 23 students earlier this week.

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“A new allegation came to our attention yesterday, and we referred the allegation to the sheriff,” said Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. John Deasy. “We removed the teacher from the classroom and the matter is being investigated, like when any matter comes to our attention.

“There is no determination from the authorities, and the person could be completely innocent.”

He said the name of the teacher would not be released, and the teacher is “housed,” meaning reassigned to a site where there are no students, typically a district office.