Disability Advocates Criticize RFK Jr.'s New Role Overseeing Special Education Programs
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Michael C. Bender, Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Summary
The Trump administration has placed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of special education programs, sparking backlash from disability advocates. Critics point to Kennedy's controversial remarks about autism—where he claimed children with autism would never hold a job, play baseball, or go on a date—as evidence he is unfit for the role. While Kennedy walked back those comments, he continues to push for moving special education into his department, alarming advocates who fear the shift will harm disabled students.
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· 3 pulledMr. Kennedy said earlier this year that children with autism would never hold a job, play baseball or go on a date.
He quickly walked back the remarks, saying he was only speaking about the most severe cases — only to insist the next day that special education should be moved into his department.
Disability groups fear RFK Jr.'s new special education role
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