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March 15, 2022 Burrillville School Department Attn: Dr. Michael Sollitto, Superintendent

15 Mar 2022

LeBlanc, Director of Human Resources and District Title IX Coordinator 10 Harris Avenue West Warwick, RI 02893 M A C K I N A C C E N T E R L E G A L F O U N D A T I O N — A P U B L I C I N T E R E S T L A W F I R M 140 West Main Street Midland, Michigan 48640 | (989) 631-0900 | Fax (989) 631-0964 | www.mackinac.org Stephen Delie Mackinac Center Legal Foundation 140 West Main Street Midland, MI 486. [...] The Court has ruled that, to demonstrate consent to a waiver of constitutional rights, there must be evidence that the waiver is a “knowing, intelligent act … done with sufficient awareness of the relevant circumstances and likely consequences.” Brady v United States, 397 U. [...] M A C K I N A C C E N T E R L E G A L F O U N D A T I O N — A P U B L I C I N T E R E S T L A W F I R M 140 West Main Street Midland, Michigan 48640 | (989) 631-0900 | Fax (989) 631-0964 | www.mackinac.org In light of the above, we hereby demand that your districts immediately renegotiate the terms of your collective bargaining agreements to not only remove the language requiring the payment of ag. [...] To continue force them to pay fees as a condition of employment not only violates your employees’ First Amendment rights, but is also inappropriate as a matter of public policy. [...] Sincerely, Steve Delie Mackinac Center Legal Foundation M A C K I N A C C E N T E R L E G A L F O U N D A T I O N — A P U B L I C I N T E R E S T L A W F I R M 140 West Main Street Midland, Michigan 48640 | (989) 631-0900 | Fax (989) 631-0964 | www.mackinac.org.

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