House Education Chairman: CAIR-Linked Official "Should Not Be Overseeing" Schools
Chairman Tim Walberg responds exclusively to Jewish Onliner investigation exposing CAIR Action director's role on California school board
House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has issued a stark condemnation of Basim Elkarra’s dual role as both CAIR Action Executive Director and a California school board trustee, stating that “someone with ties to this group should not be overseeing our local education systems.”
Walberg’s exclusive statement comes in response to Jewish Onliner’s recent investigation, which revealed that Elkarra simultaneously leads the lobbying arm of the Council on American-Islamic Relations while serving on the Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees in Sacramento County, where he oversees approximately 25,000 students across 49 schools. Elkarra served as board president of Twin Rivers Unified during the 2024-2025 school year. His term continues through June 2028.
“Credible reports that CAIR is partnering with K-12 schools to push a radical curriculum are deeply troubling given CAIR’s ties to terrorism,” Walberg told Jewish Onliner. “Not only is CAIR indoctrinating our children, but it’s also fueling the antisemitic threats and harassment we’ve seen plague our schools. Needless to say, someone with ties to this group should not be overseeing our local education systems.”
The chairman’s remarks underscore growing congressional concern over CAIR’s educational influence. Walberg previously responded to a Jewish Onliner investigation that exposed CAIR’s coordinated campaign across six states to reshape K-12 curricula about the September 11th attacks and Islamic terrorism.
Both Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have recently designated CAIR as a terrorist organization in their respective states.
CAIR Action and the Twin Rivers Unified School District did not respond to requests for comment on Jewish Onliner’s initial story.
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