The Trump administration insists it hasn鈥檛 wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America鈥檚 children even as it dismantles the Education Department. Yet its own data shows the agency has resolved far fewer civil rights cases than in past years despite families filing more complaints.
The Education Department鈥檚 civil rights branch lost nearly half its staff amid mass layoffs in March, raising questions about its ability to address a deep backlog of complaints from students alleging discrimination based on disability, sex or race. Pressed on the issue in June, Education Secretary Linda McMahon denied a slowdown.
鈥淣ot only are we reducing the backlog, but we are keeping up with the current amount with a reduced staff because we are doing it efficiently,鈥 McMahon said at a Senate budget hearing.
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