Education Department workers put on leave over DEI order
- Dozens of employees at the U.S. Education Department were placed on paid administrative leave due to President Donald Trump's order banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the federal government, according to a labor union.
- The majority of those on leave do not work in DEI initiatives, spanning various branches of the agency, as stated by Sheria Smith, president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 252.
- At least 55 Education Department workers received an email stating they were on paid leave, losing access to email accounts and instructed not to report to the office.
- Senator Patty Murray criticized the action, stating it is a 'purging' of employees for taking a training course that was encouraged by the administration.
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