Dozens of employees at the Education Department were placed on paid administrative leave Friday as part of the Trump administration’s larger effort to rid the federal workforce of employees associated with diversity,

Federal employees at the Education Department could be placed on administrative leave for previously attending a diversity training. Several employees began receiving leave notices late Friday and reported them to their local union president at the American Federation of Government Employees,

Employees of the Department of Education who participated in a diversity training program under the first Trump administration were placed on administrative leave on Friday evening, according to a report.

Advocates for victims of sexual violence said the decision would put students at greater risk of harassment while conservative lawmakers and advocates applauded the move, arguing it would make students safer.

A lot of Democrats are upset about the increasing chatter from President Donald Trump and the new administration about eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. For example, California’s state

Dozens of Education Department employees who attended diversity training during President Donald Trump’s first term have been placed on paid leave under a new order targeting DEI programs, according to union official Sheria Smith.