{"id":23254,"date":"2025-10-14T23:18:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/?p=23254"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:25:27","slug":"tfsedwacdotw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2025\/10\/14\/tfsedwacdotw\/","title":{"rendered":"The Federal Special Education Department was almost completely dismantled over the weekend."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23254\" class=\"elementor elementor-23254\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ee1f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ee1f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb74a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb74a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is Important - the Rune\/Sigil above represents COURAGE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531d55c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"531d55c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdbf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bdbf6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neurodiversity affected by recent USA - Dept of Education dismantling<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c157d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51c157d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a603c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a603c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A friend of ours gathered this info.\u00a0 She is a caregiver and in the space of grant writing &#8211; so has a perspective of this decisioning worth paying attetion to.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86004d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f86004d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f7d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2f7d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Federal Special Education Department was almost completely dismantled over the weekend. This will directly impact our nations most vulnerable population as well as our teachers, parents, families, and any child receiving services of any kind (speech therapy, reading support, ADHD support, autism support, medical adjustments, accommodations, pull-out instruction, brain breaks, movement breaks, Behavioral Intervention Plans, etc.). These cuts mean funding, oversight, support, and accountability are at risk. What happened to equal free and appropriate public education (FAPE) for ALL of our nations children? Not just the privileged? Not just the chosen?<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0ce87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b0ce87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9e9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9e9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At this time, parents need to step up (even more) and MUST be their child\u2019s strongest advocate. Be ready to:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fa572 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35fa572\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e5d21 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"10e5d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-education1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Know your rights.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-education1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Don\u2019t assume the school will do the right thing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-education\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Build support.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-educational-book\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Document everything.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-ambulance\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M624 352h-16V243.9c0-12.7-5.1-24.9-14.1-33.9L494 110.1c-9-9-21.2-14.1-33.9-14.1H416V48c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 48v320c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h16c0 53 43 96 96 96s96-43 96-96h128c0 53 43 96 96 96s96-43 96-96h48c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16v-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16zM160 464c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48s21.5-48 48-48 48 21.5 48 48-21.5 48-48 48zm144-248c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8h-56v56c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8h-48c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-56h-56c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-48c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h56v-56c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h48c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v56h56c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v48zm176 248c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48s21.5-48 48-48 48 21.5 48 48-21.5 48-48 48zm80-208H416V144h44.1l99.9 99.9V256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Be ready to escalate if needed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b854b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3b854b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447b790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447b790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I highly encourage anyone impacted by these cuts, or touched by someone in their lives who depends on these services to DEMAND answers and accountability. Write emails, letters, make phone calls. Reach out to your Local, State, and Federal Officials and express your concern. Urge them to reverse or mitigate these most recent actions that are a huge blow to our nations education system and general human decency. I will include contact info for Utah below:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee64d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee64d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/57cjnjfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interesting share on IDEA<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0f4bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd0f4bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e38d9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e38d9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is Important<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253fb12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"253fb12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c7c0b elementor-widget thim-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"c1c7c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"thim-widget-accordion\">\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion_69ea4b859f1db\" class=\"panel-group\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\t\t<!-- List Panel -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion_69ea4b859f1db\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState \/ Utah Contacts:\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_0\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<B>Utah State Office of Education \u2013 Special Education Services <\/B> \n<BR>\nAddress: <BR>250 East 500 South,<BR> P.O. Box 144200, <BR>Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 <BR>\nPhone: (801) 538-7716\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion_69ea4b859f1db\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUtah State Legislature \u2013 General Offices Utah House &amp; Senate:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<B>Utah House & Senate<\/B>: <BR>\n350 North State, Salt Lake City, UT\n<BR> <B>Utah House general  contact: <\/B> P.O. Box 145030, Salt Lake City, UT 84114; <BR>phone (801) 538-1029\n<BR><B>Utah Senate general contact: <\/B>State Capitol, 320 State Capitol, Salt Lake City; <BR>phone (801) 538-1035\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion_69ea4b859f1db\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUtah State Legislature Leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<BR><B>J. Stuart Adams, President of Utah State Senate: <\/B>\n<BR>3271 E 1875 N, Layton, UT 84040; email: jsadams@le.utah.gov\n<BR><B>Brad Wilson, Speaker of the Utah House: <\/B>\n50 North State, Suite 350, Salt Lake City, UT 84114; email: bradwilson@le.utah.gov\nFederal Contacts (Utah\u2019s Congressional Delegation)\n<BR><B>Senator Mike Lee (R \u2013 Utah) <\/B>\nSalt Lake City office: \n<BR>Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State, Suite 4225, Salt Lake City, UT 84138; phone (801) 524-5933\n<BR>Washington, D.C. office: 363 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; phone (202) 224-5444\n<BR><B>Senator John Curtis (R \u2013 Utah) <\/B>\n<BR>(Contact details found via\u00a0Utah.gov\u00a0under state congressional contacts)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion_69ea4b859f1db\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S. House of Representatives (Utah\u2019s districts): \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<B>Blake Moore (1st District)<\/B>\n<BR>(Also: Celeste Maloy, Mike Kennedy, Burgess Owens for the other districts)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion_69ea4b859f1db\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S. Department of Education\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_69ea4b859f1db_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMailing address: 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- End: List Panel -->\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d2127 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80d2127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf78d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf78d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs\"><div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not in Utah? Check out the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\"><div dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasdse.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExaDdVNmdRNGN0SnhNQUlheAEex2LoxBntuqCOZqthGByUhyKpTvZjVojLgKEsYAPiqrFxaSGthHXvwA65o_c_aem_eexgbHQaBddr6OUZJ2eC9g&amp;h=AT0-u_SZEODw-Iui1b6BZyQQ7Q8zgS4t8S6ym-X37Aqt4Rl1vkdpKMRKQe3Dqg8oxDrOSBFRIkXd4mcZyd3TBuxu8XAJBX6nz4DFZVr6IA7_03omEl-YchzPvOHdbYbM5u92g0e__J94NqAhvUk19cUij_dpyide6G0&amp;__tn__=R]-R&amp;c[0]=AT2efKOvzmV1q5BZWeJ3ouxjO5Sty26yt-MqrVtSQ-dV8_-k3mjCe1PEpL0zGEVzqhxdio6ZT5yf-aUa-FmkVWYqvDyWiw_jcLHTCpxLssJg7QcN6vFtpTI4dHUWuaWsMF5mT_ha_8lnOM0jYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nasdse.org\/<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c7c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"90c7c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@unlearn16\/video\/7530384397963447559\" data-video-id=\"7530384397963447559\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@unlearn16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@unlearn16?refer=embed\">@unlearn16<\/a> Department of Education - it&#39;s not what you think it is. <a title=\"rant\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rant?refer=embed\">#rant<\/a> <a title=\"teacher\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/teacher?refer=embed\">#teacher<\/a> <a title=\"teachersoftiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/teachersoftiktok?refer=embed\">#teachersoftiktok<\/a> <a title=\"student\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/student?refer=embed\">#student<\/a> <a title=\"education\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/education?refer=embed\">#education<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Unlearn16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7530384796779023105?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound - Unlearn16<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e31b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2e31b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@understood.org\/video\/7560835974784126263\" data-video-id=\"7560835974784126263\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@understood.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@understood.org?refer=embed\">@understood.org<\/a> Hundreds of staff members at the U.S. Department of Education have been laid off, including nearly the entire Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is still the law. But with almost no one left to oversee and enforce it, families may face new challenges in making sure schools follow IEPs and provide required services. Understood is here to help you stay informed and supported through these changes. We\u2019ll continue sharing updates as more information becomes available. <a title=\"departmentofeducation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/departmentofeducation?refer=embed\">#departmentofeducation<\/a> <a title=\"specialeducation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/specialeducation?refer=embed\">#specialeducation<\/a> <a title=\"adhd\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/adhd?refer=embed\">#adhd<\/a> <a title=\"dyslexia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dyslexia?refer=embed\">#dyslexia<\/a> <a title=\"ieps\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ieps?refer=embed\">#ieps<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - understood.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7560836097027132173?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound - understood.org<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Important &#8211; the Rune\/Sigil above represents COURAGE Neurodiversity affected by recent USA &#8211; Dept of Education dismantling A friend of ours gathered this info.\u00a0 She is a caregiver and in the space of grant writing &#8211; so has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[440,660,442,674,816,817],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-zentriathlete-neurodiversity","category-zt-pda","category-neurotype-adhd-asd","category-2025-check-ins","category-nd-fl","category-prnci"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24110,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254\/revisions\/24110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}