Special education staff decimated after government shutdown firings: Sources [View all]
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Source: abcnews
By Arthur Jones II Sunday, October 12, 2025 6:18PM
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"Do people realize that this is happening to this population of vulnerable students?" one education department leader told ABC News.
"If there's no staff, who the heck is going to administer this program? That's the absurdity of this," the source, who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution, added.
............The department leader stressed that several employees within the offices of Special Education Programs and the Rehabilitative Services Administration -- the two divisions that make up the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) -- were cut over the weekend.
The agency enforces the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the law creating a free and appropriate education for children with disabilities, and funds special education services to the tune of around $15 billion.
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