Dozens of employees were placed on administrative leave on Friday on Friday, and the guidance agency of the Personnel Management Office instructed the agency to submit and diverse layoff staff plans related to diversity, fair and inclusive work at the end of the day.
In the letter obtained by the New York Times, the department notified the affected employees that they will lose their access to email accounts, but they will continue to obtain salary for indefinitely.
Brittany Holder, a spokesman for the U.S. Government Employee Federation, said at least 50 department employees have been suspended.
The scope of the affected crowd on Friday has led to several people who have been invited to leave. They draw conclusions. They strive to eliminate diversity initiatives within the government. Provide tolerance for general coaching workplace.
This was an early signs that Trump officials had begun to seek to take root in the closet window of these efforts earlier this week, and they had “pretended” any efforts to make. This is the order issued by dozens of institutions to comply with President Trump on the first day of his office, instructing them to demolish the diversified offices and withdraw their employees related to them.
However, according to the interviews of people who are notified on vacation and familiarity with, the department seems to have cast a wide range of networks, suspend their position titles and official duties who have nothing to do with DEI. form. A training seminar by employees may cause them to be marked, which was held nine years ago.
It is unclear that the department used to determine the standards of on Friday, or which employees’ activities may belong to the large scale released by Mr. Trump in order to revoke the DEI initiative of the federal government. The Memorandum of Personnel Management Office explained the removal of the diversified plan last month and called on employees to report “to cover up any efforts of these plans by using coding or inaccurate languages.”
A spokesman for the department did not respond to the request of the comment.
A civil rights lawyer Subodh Chandra represented a staff member of the Civil Rights Office of the Ministry of Education and said his client was “completely confused.” The staff member is a graduate and a veteran of West Point. He was appointed as a political appointed by Mr. Trump. Kimberly Richey and Kenneth Marcus were in Trump The employment, dedication, diversity and tolerance committee established by the government before. Chandra said he was a former prosecutor who received the “Perfect” rating in the last three evaluations, saying in the role of the regional offices of the two countries.
Mr. Chandra said that the committee continued under the leadership of President Joseph R. Biden Jr., but has not seen each other since December.
Qiantra said: “My client is different from the US Army during the 9/11 period and after that.” “He happened to be a white man, although there should be no difference, no matter he or anyone else is McCarthy The victim of the doctrine hunting. He should not become a victim of revenge because of opposition to discrimination against anyone. “
Another staff member who spoke at anonymous due to his weak position said that diversified training was regarded as conventional training of the department, and a two -day meeting attracted about 300 people within a few years.
Several staff members said that before Mr. Trump’s nominee led the department, he was appointed Denise L., who was appointed Minister of Education, Denise L.
The letters sent on Friday include staff who work in the Federal Student Aid Office and other tasks of the Civil Rights Office. The department also informed all the employees of the recently joined civil rights office and is still in the probation period. Their positions will be reviewed to determine their necessity.
These letters told employees that the decision to decide to leave for leave was “not done for any discipline” and “according to the president’s administrative order.” But they did not specify how long the vacation would last, or why these employees were suspended.
In the first two weeks, the Trump administration has repeatedly stated that some plans will be temporarily suspended, and some federal workers can provide information for employees to reduce changes in bureaucracy during more comprehensive review. But this is done casually, causing the accidental damage and anxiety of many federal workers.
