The American Federation of Teachers filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging that, in an unprecedented move, the Department of Education illegally gave Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to millions of private and sensitive records, violating the federal Privacy Act.
Six individuals joined the suit, filed by the nation’s second-largest teacher’s union, alongside a coalition of labor unions representing over 2 million workers. Those impacted include teachers, who relied on federal student loans to pay for their college tuition, and high school students, who recently filed their federal financial aid forms with the department.
