The Sanibel School has temporarily closed its doors once again because of damage from Hurricane Milton, forcing students to commute off the island for classes.
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This disruption comes as thousands of students across Lee County return to their schools after the storm, but Sanibel students find themselves in a familiar situation.
Erin Field, a parent of two children at the Sanibel School, expressed her frustration about the challenges. “Here we are again to no surprise,” she said.
Starting Wednesday, Field will have to drive her children more than 15 miles to Heights Elementary, a temporary relocation site.
“I have to wake up my kids an hour earlier, every day,” Field said. “They’ll lose all of their after-school activities—sports, choir, all the things—and that time will be spent again, busing back to Sanibel.”