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Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
- On Friday, the Trump administration began laying off 466 Education Department staffers, with multiple reports saying the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services was effectively gutted.
- Amid the federal shutdown that began Oct. 1, the Trump administration started laying off 466 Education Department staffers, aiming to reduce programs and shift responsibilities, sources said.
- OSEP's monitoring and oversight duties keep IDEA compliance in place while administering roughly $15 billion in special‑education funding to support states nationwide.
- Rachel Gittleman, president of AFGE Local 252, said `Based on multiple reports from staff and their managers, we believe that all remaining staff in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services , including the Office of Special Education Programs and the Rehabilitative Services Administration , have been illegally fired,` raising legal questions and leaving families uncertain about IDEA enforcement.
- Employees who received a notice Friday were told they would remain employed until Dec. 9, while the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act turned 50 this year and serves about 8.4 million infants, toddlers, children and young adults.
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Trump's shutdown firings hollow out special education office
On Friday, the Trump administration fired most employees at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The Department of Education office is tasked with protecting the rights of millions of children with disabilities across the country and ensuring they get an education. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Laura Meckler, national education writer for The Washington Post.
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