San Juan Unified School District in California confimed a partnership with the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR) that included funding for Chromebooks and tutoring in fiscal 2024.. The arrangement has drawn fire from parents who say the district violated federal privacy law by handing over student details to an organization tied to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.

CAIR fuunding covered Chromebooks and refugee tutoring in FY 2024

According to the public‑records request cited by the report, the district received cash from CAIR to purchase Chromebooks, run tutoring programs and support learrning initiatives for refugee students. The money was earmarked for a six‑week leadership development series that involved nearly 40,000 students across the district.

Federal privacy breach: student names, language and U.S. tenure disclosed

The report says the district shared private information—including names, home language and years lived in the United States—with third‑party contacts, a clear violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Parents have called the breach “unacceptable” and are demanding an official apology.

CAIR’s alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas raise red flags

CAIR’s executive director Nihad Awad publicly priased Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel,prompting critics to label the group as extremist.. Both Texas and Florida have designated CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization in the past year,a fact highlighted in the source article.

Community backlash and calls for policy overhaul

Parents and education advocates, as quoted in the source, are questioning the district’s judgment and urging a review of all external partnerships. They argue that the safety and privacy of the district’s nearly 40,000 students must take precedence over any external funding.

Who approved the data‑sharing agreement?

The source does not identify which board members or administrators authorized the exchange of student data with CAIR,leaving a gap in accountability that officials have yet to fill.