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A teacher at Diplomat Middle School was arrested on Friday after police say he sent a picture of his genitals to a student.

According to a Sunday night email, Lee County students will not learn on Monday which schools they will be attending in the fall.

An ESE teacher at Harns Marsh Elementary School was arrested Wednesday after deputies say she hit students with a ruler and slapped them across the face.

On Thursday morning, Dunbar High School went on lockdown while Fort Myers police investigated an online threat.

On Tuesday afternoon, Fort Myers Beach Elementary School’s future is again on the table for the School District of Lee County.

For the first time in three years, Lee County is looking for teachers in Puerto Rico to bring more bilingual educators to a heavily Hispanic student body.

Florida’s move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as Republican lawmakers in other states pursue their own versions of what critics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” as the Republican governor continues a focus on cultural issues ahead of his expected presidential run.

Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussing menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.

Florida Republicans have introduced three separate expansion bills that would build upon the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, which was enacted by Gov. Ron DeSantis nearly a year ago.