Superintendent Leaked Private Student Information To A Union, Activists Tried To ‘Bury’ And ‘Distract’ Using Racism Claims

A local federation of unions accessed the names and addresses of students in Rhode Island and used the personal info to send mailers to residents encouraging them to vote for a proposal that could put money in union members’ pockets. 

In April, the AFL-CIO, a federation of unions whose affiliates include construction laborers and the American Federation of Teachers, mailed a flyer to the homes of schoolchildren in the South Kingstown School District (SKSD) encouraging their parents to vote in favor of a proposed $85 million infrastructure bond.