Larry Hogan, Betsy DeVos Encounter Protesters During Bethesda School Visit

BETHESDA, MD — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos were met by protesters outside a Bethesda elementary school Thursday morning, multiple news outlets report.

Hogan and DeVos went to Carderock Springs Elementary School to read a Dr. Seuss book to the second graders, Montgomery Community Media reports. Dozens of protesters stood outside of the school in the cold, holding up signs expressing their negative opinions of DeVos and Hogan.

DeVos hasn't visited a traditional public school since she was met by protestors last month outside Jefferson Middle School Academy in DC, The Washington Post reports.

DeVos also issued a statement Thursday morning regarding the Rockville rape right before going to Carderock Springs Elementary School.

"As a mother of two daughters and grandmother of four young girls, my heart aches for the young woman and her family at the center of this terrible crime,” DeVos said. “We all have a common responsibility to ensure every student has access to a safe and nurturing learning environment."

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Two Rockville High School students — Jose O. Montano, 17, and Henry E. Sanchez Milian, 18, — were charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl during school hours at Rockville High Thursday, March 16.

Photo: Carderock Springs Elementary School, Google Street View