Lee County School District

Lee County drivers have a little more than a month to prepare to do what they should have been doing all along. Stop for school buses. The month-long grace period is part of a Lee County school district program making bus safety a priority. The district plan will capture video evidence of drivers illegally passing stopped school buses.

Lee Schools Board of Education elects a chair and vice chair at its regular meeting.

Lee County teachers Brooke Wold and Morgan Wright are suing Superintendent Denise Carlin over recriminations following their social media remarks made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's shooting death.

The School Board for the School District of Lee County has approved a new contract with the Teachers Association of Lee County.In a joint release made Tuesday night, the district and the teachers union said the agreement reflects "our shared commitment to valuing educators, supporting students, and maintaining one of the most competitive compensation packages in the state of Florida."

Lee County school teachers' posts following the death of Charlie Kirk are made public by the school system after a records request.

To help school overcrowding in East Lee County, the Lee County School District is planning to build two new schools, one in Alva and one in Lehigh Acres. Public naming surveys are open for both schools.

Demonstrators declare teachers' free speech rights are being violated in the wake of Lee County Schools' Superintendent Denise Carlin's recommendation that they be fired over Facebook posts they made in the wake of activist Charlie Kirk's death.

The future of Fort Myers Beach Elementary School remains in limbo after a consultant's report that includes possible razing of the school.

For the past couple of years, the Lee County School District has struggled to ensure a teacher in every classroom in public schools around the county. In order to guarantee that every public school in Lee County had a teacher for the 2025-2026 school year, the school district offered a new incentive program. The Teacher Incentive Initiative offers teachers bonuses to teach and stay at high-risk schools around the county.

A Florida-based nonprofit dedicated to eliminating preventable sudden cardiac death in the young has been hosting free heart screenings in Lee County. More are scheduled.