Why were parents kept in dark about a school district’s CAIR partnership?

As a parent whose children attended San Juan Unified schools in Northern California, I was stunned to learn that between 2022 and 2024, the district accepted nearly $360,000 from the Council on American-Islamic Relations.This was not a small donation quietly placed into a general education fund. An investigative report by Defending Education found that the district’s relationship with CAIR appears to have included memoranda of understanding, ongoing communication with district staff, and programs connected to students.In one of numerous emails between CAIR and the school district cited in the report, CAIR representatives told district officials they had launched a six-week leadership development program at Starr King K-8 and hoped to expand it to other schools through a memorandum of understanding with the district.

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The report also raises concerns about student privacy. According to documents cited in the report, CAIR requested student names, and district personnel provided them. San Juan Unified’s own website states: “San Juan Unified does not collect or share information about a student’s or family’s immigration status. Student records are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and are only released with a valid court order or subpoena.”