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.

Sec. DeVos physically blocked by protesters from entering DC school--turned away and left. Unclear if she attempted another door. @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/buNgmOJbya — Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) February 10, 2017



One protester in DeVos' way held a Black Lives Matter sign while simultaneously blocking DeVos from meeting teachers and students at a 94-percent black school.

(You know who else stood in a schoolhouse door to block someone from getting in? George Wallace.)

The protest was organized by the Washington Teachers Union, whose head called it "more a vigil than a protest." It's not clear if the union supported those who blocked DeVos or not.

In a refreshing turn of events, though, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten condemned the protesters that blocked DeVos from entering the building.

Just heard a protester blocked & almost knocked Secy @BetsyDeVos down at Jefferson.We don't condone such acts.We want her to go to pub schls — Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) February 10, 2017



Weingarten said her union doesn't condone that, and that they want DeVos to visit public schools.

After a grueling nomination process, even that minor show of support is probably appreciated by DeVos.

Jason Russell is the contributors editor for the Washington Examiner.