COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The Trump administration is laying off 466 employees within the U.S. Department of Education — including all but three officials in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).

Sylvia Wright, a 20-year educator and now candidate for SC Superintendent of Education, was joined by community members with disabilities and concerned parents to address the effects these staffing and funding cuts may have on SC students and classrooms.

“The reduction of force within the Office of Education means that there are no longer people in place to make sure that our children with disabilities receive fair treatment, support in their schools and classes, funding for related services like speech therapy, counseling, and technology, transition services to prepar

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