DeVos Schooled by Protesters in First Visit to Public School (Video)

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DeVos Schooled by Protesters in First Visit to Public School 
Teachers, union reps and parents turned away the billionaire in her first attempt to visit a Washington, D.C. public school Friday, but she eventually found a way around demonstrators. 
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          Feb 10, 2017
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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DeVos Schooled by Protesters in First Visit to Public School

Teachers, union reps and parents turned away the billionaire in her first attempt to visit a Washington, D.C. public school Friday, but she eventually found a way around demonstrators.

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