Parent: Throw 'lewd' teachers in jail  Lea este artículo en español/Read this article in Spanish  (CNN) -- Students at Miramonte Elementary School will return to class later this week to a new staff because administrators do not want any more "surprises" at the Los Angeles school that is at the center of two child abuse cases.  The school will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to "take a break," the Los Angeles Unified School system said.  When classes resume Thursday, a new staff and social workers will be at hand to receive them, said Los Angeles School District Superintendent John Deasy.  "I can't have anymore surprises at Miramonte," Deasy told an auditorium packed with parents Monday night. "And if there are more, then we'll have to deal with that."  Teacher Mark Berndt is accused of taking lewd photos of children.  Martin Bernard Springer is accused of fondling two students in the classroom.  Everyone from current custodians to teachers at Miramonte will be removed, he said.  Those staffers who are not being fired are expected, after undergoing special training, to resume work at another location, he said.  Staffers and students will be questioned as part of the ongoing criminal investigation.  Parents will also be given the option of transferring their children to one of four elementary schools in the area.  "The actions we are taking are not a condemnation of the entire staff," he said.  But it wasn't enough to appease outraged parents, who are demanding additional safeguards for the students.  "We're saying enough is enough," community leader Morris Grifton said at a demonstration Monday. "We want cameras in the classrooms, in the hallways and around the school."  Monday night, about 100 parents fumed outside the South Region High School No. 2 auditorium, unable to get in to the superintendent's meeting because it was over capacity.  "The school authorities should have planned this meeting correctly to allow everyone in," said one parent, Gustavo Morales. "If there's not enough room in the auditorium, then they should have at least had it in the football field."  The arrests of both teachers, accused of lewd acts with children in their classrooms, came last week.  Mark Berndt, 61, was arrested and accused of taking bondage photos of more than two dozen students in his classroom, including some with suspected semen-filled spoons at their mouths.  On Friday, a second teacher -- 49-year-old Martin Bernard Springer -- was arrested for allegedly fondling two young girls in the classroom.  Parent Bessy Garcia, the mother of two children who were among Berndt's alleged victims, spoke of betrayal.  "He wasn't only a teacher. He was our personal friend," she said. "He tricked us. We thought he was the best person in the world."  She described how she and her two children were having trouble sleeping, eating and functioning as they wrestled with last week's disclosures.  "It's been like hell," said another parent, Claudia Rivera. "We're just trying to get some answers."  The investigation into Berndt began in October 2010, when a drugstore photo technician told police he found images of blindfolded children in a processing order.  After an initial investigation, investigators notified school authorities, who removed Berndt from his classroom in January 2011.  On Tuesday, the school board will meet to determine the fate of the second teacher, Springer.  The developments come as the school district is dealing with a third case of alleged lewd behavior -- this time involving a janitor at another school.  On Sunday, the mother of a student at Germain Elementary School reported "inappropriate contact" between the custodian and her child, a Los Angeles Police Department statement said.  The man, Paul Adame, was arrested and charged with a felony. He has been released on $100,000 bail.  Back at Miramonte, officials hope the steps they are taking will go some ways to assure parents they're serious about "a thorough, vigorous and fair investigation of all allegations"  "The safety, welfare and education of students is our number one priority," the United Teachers Los Angeles said in a statement Monday night. "We know that the public understands that the vast majority of teachers are doing remarkable work every day to motivate and educate the children of Los Angeles."  The replacements at Miramonte will come from a pool of applicants, including former employees, said district spokesman Tom Waldman.  "We have had a lot of layoffs and budget cuts here and will also look at recent retirees," he said.  CNN's Greg Botelho, Antoinette Campbell, Greg Morrison, Michael Martinez, Tom Larson, Stella Chan, Alan Duke and Stan Wilson contributed to this report.
The entire staff of a L.A. elementary school where two teachers were arrested last week for lewd acts involving pupils will be replaced.