SAN BERNARDINO - (INT) - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited North Park Elementary School Friday in support of the students and staff impacted by the April 10 shooting that claimed the life of a teacher and 8-year-old student and wounded a classmate.

DeVos shared lunch with students and read the Dr. Seuss book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” to a kindergarten class. She visited several classrooms, met with North Park teachers and staff, and toured the North Park campus. DeVos met privately with the families of special education teacher Karen Smith, who was killed on April 10, and fourth-grade student Nolan Brandy, who was wounded in the same incident. The family of student Jonathan Martinez, who lost his life that day, were in Mexico following Jonathan’s burial in his native Durango.

DeVos saw the work being done to educate the school’s 530 students and was briefed on the various ways North Park and the San Bernardino City Unified School District are supporting children, families, and employees in the aftermath of the shooting.

Story Date: May 1, 2017