Flutterby™! : CPB harassing school superintendent

Wilmer Chavarria, Superintendent of schools in Winooski, Vermont, detained by CPB after trip to Nicaragua

“I was threatened with being referred to the FBI. The FBI was mentioned multiple times," Chavarria said. "They also threatened to stain my record so I would never get a job again. They also threatened with an extended detention if I didn’t give them the passwords to the student information or to my district files."

Chavarria said when he was released, a plainclothes officer "shook [his] hand and said that he admired [Chavarria's] resilience and the fact that [he] was protecting student information." Chavarria said he felt dehumanized by the comment.

Winooski School District Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria detained after trip to Nicaragua

Winooski Superintendent Detained, Questioned by Border Officials — Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was questioned for hours at a Houston airport as he returned from a visit to Nicaragua with his husband.

Statement by Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas