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Committee questions OCR staffing and civil‑rights enforcement as department moves to restrict campus programs
Summary
Senators asked Secretary McMahon whether cuts to the Department of Education’s staff — including at the Office for Civil Rights — have degraded the department’s ability to enforce civil‑rights law and respond to campus antisemitism and other civil‑rights complaints.
Senators asked Secretary McMahon whether cuts to the Department of Education’s staff — including at the Office for Civil Rights — have degraded the department’s ability to enforce civil‑rights law and respond to campus antisemitism and other civil‑rights complaints.
Senator Murray noted the department has “pushed out half of the department staff” and raised concern about OCR capacity. McMahon said the…
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