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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Thu Oct 16, 2025, 12:01 AM Oct 2025

Trump Guts Vital Office For Disabled Kids - The Logical Leftist



In a shocking move, the Trump administration has drastically reduced the staff of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), the very office responsible for overseeing special education funding and services for 7.5 million children with disabilities across the nation. This reduction-in-force (RIF) has left many employees, who fear retribution, voicing their concerns about the devastating impact on the rights and services for infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities. With approximately $15 billion in special education funding at stake, the cuts threaten to dismantle the essential support systems that ensure compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Join us as we delve into the implications of these layoffs, hear from affected employees, and discuss what this means for the future of special education in America.
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Trump Guts Vital Office For Disabled Kids - The Logical Leftist (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2025 OP
Oh, come on! Could he really sink any lower?! Don't anybody answer that... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 #1
The only way for Trump to sink any lower is to be buried six feet lower. TexasTowelie Oct 2025 #2
Hasn't he already done that, destroying the democracy that the Founding Fathers constructed Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 #3

Rhiannon12866

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1. Oh, come on! Could he really sink any lower?! Don't anybody answer that...
Thu Oct 16, 2025, 12:03 AM
Oct 2025

I used to work with disabled kids, loved every one of them...

TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
2. The only way for Trump to sink any lower is to be buried six feet lower.
Thu Oct 16, 2025, 12:40 AM
Oct 2025

I wouldn't be surprised if he finds more ways to screw us even after he dies.

Rhiannon12866

(258,822 posts)
3. Hasn't he already done that, destroying the democracy that the Founding Fathers constructed
Thu Oct 16, 2025, 12:50 AM
Oct 2025

Just in time for the 250th anniversary...

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