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Protester held a Black Lives Matter sign while keeping DeVos from meeting with a 94% black school

By Jason Russell
Published February 10, 2017 4:41pm ET
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Protester held a Black Lives Matter sign while keeping DeVos from meeting with a 94% black school
Protesters blocked Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a DC public school. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) | Molly Riley

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was supposed to meet with students and teachers at Jefferson Academy, a public middle school in Southwest Washington, D.C., on Friday. Instead, protesters blocked her from entering the building.

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