June 16 (UPI) -- The Department of Education will shift two of its major departments, civil rights and special education programs, to other government agencies, the department announced Tuesday.

Special education programmes and the civil rights office will be moved out of the Education Department. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that special education and civil rights oversight would no longer be helmed by the Department of Education. Instead, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will now handle civil rights enforcement and student privacy protection while the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) takes over special education initiatives for students with disabilities. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said diverting responsibilities to HHS will help students with disabilities “achieve greater independence, key life skills, and meaningful employment” while other tasks assigned to the DOJ will “ensure stronger, more coordinated civil rights enforcement and robust protections for student privacy.” The shift also follows President Trump’s campaign promise to dismantle the Department of Education in an effort to decrease federal control over schools and return authority to states. The president signed an executive order earlier this year, where he directed McMahon to take all…

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.