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Education Department officials placed on administrative leave because they received DEI training [1]
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Date: 2025-02-03
Crazy-making continues with the attacks on the Department of Education
MAKING MOVES: The Trump administration says doing away with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and bolstering school choice programs are key components of its plan to recoup learning loss from the pandemic. It’s already taken several steps toward these goals.
Over the weekend: The administration placed Education Department officials on administrative leave because they had previously attended diversity training.
Employees placed on leave are receiving full pay and benefits and the memo clarified the leave was not based on disciplinary reasons. But the union said it’s possible that anyone who participated in the department’s “Diversity Change Agent Program,” a voluntary two-day training , could receive a notice. Upwards of 100 people may have participated in the training.
But the union said it’s possible that anyone who participated in the department’s “Diversity Change Agent Program,” a , could receive a notice. Upwards of 100 people may have participated in the training. The program was one of the department’s initiatives to foster an inclusive workplace. “Diversity Change Agents,” as the program called participants, were trained to serve as role models and lead efforts to educate and train the workforce on diversity and inclusion. Additionally, those workers supported efforts to attract and retain talent at the agency.
— Several employees began receiving leave notices late Friday and reported them to their local union president at the American Federation of Government Employees, confirmed Brittany Holder, deputy communications director at AFGE, which represents federal workers at the agency.
— A memo reviewed by POLITICO that was sent Friday informed agency workers that they had been placed on leave because of the president’s executive order on DEI and further guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.
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