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My School District Opened Its Doors to CAIR—and Parents Were Kept in the Dark

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22.06.2026

I did not learn about my school district’s relationship with CAIR from the district itself. I learned about it from an investigative report. If this could happen in one California school district with little or no public disclosure, parents have every reason to ask: Where else has CAIR established similar relationships with public schools across the United States?

I did not learn about my school district’s relationship with CAIR from the district itself. I learned about it from an investigative report.

If this could happen in one California school district with little or no public disclosure, parents have every reason to ask: Where else has CAIR established similar relationships with public schools across the United States?

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........

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