US EditionUnion official says Education Department employees were placed on leave after taking diversity training during Trump’s first term
- Dozens of Education Department employees were placed on paid administrative leave as part of efforts to eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs, according to sources familiar with the move.
- The White House directed government agencies to notify DEIA employees of their immediate placement on paid administrative leave as part of a broader initiative to end DEIA initiatives.
- At least 55 employees were notified of their leave, including senior-level workers, as reported by the American Federation of Government Employees.
- Sheria Smith, the union president, stated that the affected employees had attended mandatory diversity training during the first Trump administration and emphasized the negative impact on the agency's mission.
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Education Department officials placed on administrative leave because they received DEI training
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...
Federal employees put on leave for DEI program started during 1st Trump term
At least 55 employees at the Department of Education have been placed on administrative leave for attending a DEI training course. The course was encouraged during Trump's first term. Trump described DEI as illegal and wants to focus on merit-based employment. Affected employees will lose access to work communications but retain full pay and benefits. At least 55 employees at the Department of Education have been put on administrative leave for …
Dozens of Education Department staffers on leave amid Trump's DEI purge
(The Hill) -- Dozens of employees with the Department of Education were placed on administrative leave on Friday, allegedly after attending a diversity training course encouraged by then-Secretary Betsy DeVos during the first Trump administration. The letters sent out Friday said employees were getting placed on leave due to President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) order and guidance from the Office of Personnel Manage…
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