Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday
Source: CBS News
March 11, 2025 / 2:47 PM EDT
Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, D.C., as well as regional offices, will be closed Wednesday, according to an email obtained by CBS News.
The email, from James Hairfield of the Office of Security, Facilities and Logistics, said that the offices will be closed "for security reasons." Staff with approved telework agreements were told they can work from home Wednesday. The email instructed employees to bring their laptops home with them when leaving the office Tuesday.
"Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason," the email said, referencing the Education Department. Offices will reopen on Thursday, "at which time in-person presence will resume," according to the message. The directive from Hairfield comes as the Department of Education faces uncertainty amid possible plans from President Trump to unwind the agency.
The president is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of dissolving the department. The timing of the move, however, remains unclear. Mr. Trump has said that he wants to "bring the schools back to the states," and dismantling the agency has been a priority for Republicans for decades.
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What? They are going to put monitoring equipment in?
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