Fort Myers children with disabilities school burglarized, classes canceled

Staff at Impact for Developmental Education arrived Tuesday morning to find shattered glass covering their preschool floors and critical equipment missing after burglars broke into the facility that serves children with disabilities.

The break-in forced the cancellation of classes at the school, which provides specialized services for children ages 3-6 with developmental delays, autism and other disabilities.

“When staff got here this morning, they discovered that the front door was busted open. All the glass was gone, and the front door on the building next door, same thing, all the glass was gone,” said Maxine Gibbs, executive director of the preschool…

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