Lee County Schools

The Teachers Association of Lee County has been in the dark about layoff discussions under the current school administration.

Parents of students at Buckingham Exceptional School were notified that next year, students will be co-located to Royal Palm Exceptional School, which they claim is not equipped for their children's needs.

Tuesday the school board is set to hire Robert Dodig, currently interim, as board attorney, soon to be followed by a chief staff attorney, a new position.

Three local students honored for their artwork in FWC competition.

Lee, Collier students to advance to Scripps national spelling bee. Nihal Gelli and Nixon Dively were the recent winners in Lee and Collier counties respectively.

Lee County Board of Education agreed unanimously to enter negotiations to hire Robert Dodig as board attorney, replacing Kathy Dupuy-Bruno, who resigned to take a similar post in Broward County. Dodig has been interim attorney since Jan. 23.

Lee County School system has an abundance of construction projects underway. We cover a few.

Florida public school parents received a letter this week from the Florida Department of Education with "updated guidance" about religious expression in schools.

Two Lee County Schools earn high certification level as High Reliability Schools — the only two in the state.

Higher high-school graduation rates logged across the state and in local counties last academic year, according to a recent report from the state Department of Education.