Schools reopening: Some school districts around Florida have reopened or are reopening today, while others will delay a few more days or even until next Monday. Florida Department of Education. Tampa Bay Times. Gradebook. Miami Herald. Sun-Sentinel. Florida Times-Union. Orlando Sentinel. Palm Beach Post. Florida Today. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Bradenton Herald. Fort Myers News-Press. Pensacola News Journal. Ocala Star-Banner. Tallahassee Democrat. Citrus County Chronicle. Politico Florida. WFSU. WUSF. WFLA. WTSP. WJXT.
More on Irma: Here are some of the reasons why many schools are closed until next week. Gradebook. With school for many students closed until next week, parents are looking for safe activities to keep them busy. Sun-Sentinel. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have taken their toll on schoolchildren. Washington Post. In some schools, the cleanup will be a massive and costly efforts. Fort Myers News-Press. Bradenton Herald. A nun toting a chainsaw helps clear debris at her schools, Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School in West Kendall. "We teach our students: Do what you can to help other people, don't think of yourselves," Sister Margaret Ann said. "That's what I wanted to do." CNN. Students from the Manatee School for the Arts pitch in to help clean up storm debris at a neighborhood playground. Bradenton Herald.
School burns down: Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Tampa, which was built in 1906 and has been a magnet school for world studies and technology, is destroyed by a fire. Officials say the fire did not appear to be suspicious, but the investigation of the cause has not started. "I want to make something very, very clear — because I know that in our atmosphere this can be contentious — but indications now have nothing to do with the name of this school," says Tampa Fire Rescue spokesman Jason Penny. Some school board members have been trying to have the name of the school changed. Tampa Bay Times. WFLA.
