Fired Education Dept. Attorney: I Am ‘Angry,’ We Are Protecting the American Public

CABRERA New cuts hitting ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education The ░░░░░░░░ victim of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ slash and burn efforts ░░░░░░░░ of its staff will ░░░░░░░░ slashed about 1 300 ░░░░░░░░ employees This is in ░░░░░░░░ to the roughly 600 ░░░░░░░░ who accepted voluntary resignations ░░░░░░░░ early retirement Education Secretary ░░░░░░░░ McMahon says these layoffs ░░░░░░░░ the department s quote ░░░░░░░░ to efficiency and accountability ░░░░░░░░ first step on the ░░░░░░░░ to shutting down the ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now is ░░░░░░░░ Coleman a civil rights ░░░░░░░░ at the Education Department ░░░░░░░░ just got notice yesterday ░░░░░░░░ she was being laid ░░░░░░░░ She s also national ░░░░░░░░ steward in the AFGE ░░░░░░░░ Brittany thank you for ░░░░░░░░ on with us How ░░░░░░░░ you learn you were ░░░░░░░░ your job and what ░░░░░░░░ your reaction COLEMAN Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me And ░░░░░░░░ see how I learned ░░░░░░░░ was losing my job ░░░░░░░░ I got an email ░░░░░░░░ yesterday saying that our ░░░░░░░░ would be suddenly closed ░░░░░░░░ was highly unusual And ░░░░░░░░ was already adding to ░░░░░░░░ heightened chaos and confusion ░░░░░░░░ people are experiencing because ░░░░░░░░ the DOGE emails that ░░░░░░░░ were getting every week ░░░░░░░░ you know resignation emails ░░░░░░░░ last night when I ░░░░░░░░ home I started getting ░░░░░░░░ messages saying that other ░░░░░░░░ got their brief notices ░░░░░░░░ the agency And then ░░░░░░░░ just happened to check ░░░░░░░░ email and that s ░░░░░░░░ I saw that I ░░░░░░░░ one too It was ░░░░░░░░ a simple email We ░░░░░░░░ all blind copy stating ░░░░░░░░ we were let go ░░░░░░░░ the name of pushing ░░░░░░░░ Trump executive order for ░░░░░░░░ CABRERA Are you angry ░░░░░░░░ you worried How is ░░░░░░░░ sitting with you COLEMAN ░░░░░░░░ am definitely angry because ░░░░░░░░ don t understand why ░░░░░░░░ and my colleagues have ░░░░░░░░ targeted for just doing ░░░░░░░░ jobs Our jobs are ░░░░░░░░ the American public and ░░░░░░░░ students So it s ░░░░░░░░ frustrating to not only ░░░░░░░░ to endure the demeaning ░░░░░░░░ and ridicule that we ░░░░░░░░ getting in the media ░░░░░░░░ to also have to ░░░░░░░░ your job when all ░░░░░░░░ were doing was just ░░░░░░░░ the law and enforcing ░░░░░░░░ or providing statistics to ░░░░░░░░ teachers do their jobs.”