Hurricane Milton ripped through Southwest Florida and brought several feet of storm surge to coastal areas, including Sanibel.
The Sanibel School had to close its doors because of water intrustion and storm damage, forcing all students and staff to relocate to another elementary school.
The News-Press conducted a Q&A with the Sanibel School’s principal, Jennifer Lusk, about what it’s like to relocate an entire school.
Q: What’s the most challenging part of being relocated?
A: “We want to ensure that all our student and staff needs are met. When we are relocated we work closely with our host school on room placements to ensure needs are met with the least amount of disruption to our host campus. Heights Elementary is much larger than our Sanibel campus so it took a little time to remember where everything is located but our school team and the Heights’ school team support each other so that no child feels unease in finding their classroom.”