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DOJ to investigate Pennsylvania school bus driver’s firing over ‘English only’ sign

The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division reviews whether anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion policies influenced the firing of a bus driver who posted an English-only sign.

  • The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division will investigate Diane Crawford's firing earlier this year in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said she ordered the inquiry and called the firing deeply concerning.
  • Diane Crawford said she posted the sign to stop a bilingual student alleged to have bullied others in Spanish, while Rohrer Bus, transportation contractor, and Juniata County School District said the conduct did not meet provider standards.
  • The handwritten notice read forbidding students from speaking Spanish on the bus, and Diane Crawford, a long-time district driver, said she did not intend the note to be racially insensitive and regrets its wording.
  • She reports significant mental and financial strain after her termination, and Crawford is seeking $30,000 t, with more than $2,000 raised on GiveSendGo.
  • Dhillon's office has opened similar inquiries into culture-war issues, including hiring and school policies, and she framed the inquiry as addressing `DEI wokeness`; critics say such probes are politically driven, noting roughly 70% of DOJ Civil Rights Division attorneys left shortly after Trump took office.
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Townhall broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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