They’re Not Eliminating The Department of Education; They’re Amputating Its Limbs…

…one by one. Sometimes a digit at a time.

From the Associated Press:

President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education Department, delegating much of its work to protect the nation’s at-risk students.

The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, administration officials announced. With those moves, the Education Department has now carved away the vast majority of its functions for other agencies to handle.

The two Education Department offices involved — the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Office for Civil Rights — defend the rights of children with disabilities and those who experience discrimination based on race, sex or religion. Advocates worry the change could mean lapses in communication for families and school officials who need help.

That means that DHHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. will oversee the special education – the same guy who said these things:

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