Obama Education secretary condemns protest against DeVos at DC school

Source: The Hill | February 10, 2017 | Paulina Firozi

Arne Duncan, Education secretary under President Obama, condemned protesters who briefly blocked Betsy DeVos from entering a Washington, D.C., public school on Friday morning.

“Agree or disagree w @BetsyDeVos on any issue, but let’s all agree she really needs to be in public schools,” wrote Duncan, who served as Education secretary for seven years under Obama. “Please let her in.”

DeVos was met with protestors as she tried to enter Jefferson Academy middle school Friday. She was eventually able to enter the school for an event, her first visit to a public K–12 school since she was sworn in as secretary of Education on Tuesday.

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