Meanwhile, the Charlotte County School District hopes to have students back in school by October 24. “We will open when we can, and we will do it safely,” superintendent Christopher Bernier said. Officials with Lee County Schools plan to make an announcement regarding the district operation plans by Friday.Įarlier this week, Lee County said a preliminary damage assessment found 54% of their schools were in need of repair and some may be beyond repair. Sarasota County will partially reopen schools Monday. They include schools in Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee and Lee counties. Meanwhile, four school districts in the hardest hit areas remain closed until “further notice,” according to the Florida Department of Education. They say their homes are destroyed, and they must move, according to Oliver.
Several families showed up to a school donation drive Wednesday to say goodbye to teachers. Public schools in Collier County are set to open Thursday with the help of more than 800 substitute teachers, since 22% of the district’s teachers live in hard hit Lee County, according to Collier County Public Schools spokesperson Chad Oliver.īut it’s unlikely all the district’s roughly 50,000 students will return.
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