Report: Johnston Council Member Ships Kids to Narragansett School

JOHNSTON, RI—An investigation by investigative reporter Jim Hummel has revealed a Johnston Town Council member has been sending her children to school in Narragansett.

The report, released on Friday, also showed that Manzi has been claiming a homestead tax exemption in Johnston, which saved her and her husband more than $1,500 in taxes. At the same time, Manzi has been a supporter of town efforts to curb abuse of the system.

Manzi told Hummel that her children stay with her husband in a cottage they rent in Narragansett and that is the address they used to register their children at Narragansett schools.

Both the town of Johnston and the Narragansett School District confirmed to the Hummel Report that they are investigating the matter.

Manzi, dean of justice studies at Johnson and Wales University, is the Vice President of the Johnston Town Council

Read the full Hummel Report here. And watch the video report below: