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Fort Myers Beach Elementary could reopen through a charter-school path

A school board proposal could open a route for Fort Myers Beach Elementary to return as a charter school after storm damage shut it down.

When
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Where
Fort Myers Beach
Official source
WINK News
Posted by LeeScoop May 12, 2026 Fort Myers Beach

What happened?

WINK reports the Lee County School Board was set to review a working agreement tied to Fort Myers Beach Elementary that could lower operating costs and support a future charter-school reopening. The island campus has been closed for more than a year after flooding from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. For Beach families, it is one of the clearest signs yet that the school site may have a path back instead of staying in limbo.

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