Lee County Public Schools

As public schools in Lee County begin reopening this week for the first time since Hurricane Ian, the district’s counseling and mental health services teams are working to help students and staff reintegrate.

School superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier outlined plans the district is making to restart school despite the buildings that have been damaged.

This year, there have been stories of schoolchildren being sent home because of blistering heat in classrooms where the air conditioning is either broken…