Nearly 2,500 Students PUNISHED in Deep-Red Lee County, Florida After Anti-ICE Walkouts — Suspensions Issued as District Reviews Additional Discipline

School officials in Lee County, Florida have taken sweeping disciplinary action against students who abandoned classrooms to participate in coordinated anti-ICE walkout protests earlier this month.

According to district officials, 2,480 students were identified for engaging in disruptive conduct during demonstrations that took place between February 4 and February 6, part of a broader protest movement that involved more than 3,600 students across 14 schools in the county.

And now, discipline is coming down.

School officials confirmed that dozens of Lee County Public School students have already been suspended for their involvement in the demonstrations, with the district warning that more punishments are likely as administrators continue reviewing surveillance footage and eyewitness reports from the protests, Gulf Coast News reported.

Administrators say the disciplinary measures were not handed down for political viewpoints, but rather for violations of the district’s Student Code of Conduct, including leaving class without permission, creating unsafe conditions, and refusing to comply with instructions from school staff.

District officials categorized the violations as follows, according to Gulf Coast News:

• 2,037 students skipped class or arrived late
• 393 students committed safety violations
• 50 students were cited for insubordination or disrespect

Students who left campus during instructional hours, in some cases reportedly jumping fences or exiting through unauthorized areas, created what Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin described as unsafe situations for both themselves and others.

Based on the severity of the infraction and each student’s behavioral history, the district imposed the following consequences:

• 11 recommendations for reassignment to Success Academy

• 134 out-of-school suspensions

• 40 in-school suspensions

• 43 student conferences

• 7 parent meetings

• 208 Level III interventions, including:

  • Behavior contracts

  • Loss of extracurricular privileges

  • Restitution

• 2,037 warnings and/or assignment zeroes

District officials emphasized that the overwhelming majority of students, 96%, remained in class and complied with school rules during the protests.

“The safety and security of our schools is our top priority,” Carlin stated. “Ninety-six percent of our students adhered to the Student Code of Conduct by remaining in class and focused on their education during the protests.”

Officials also confirmed that additional disciplinary actions may still be forthcoming as administrators continue reviewing surveillance footage and eyewitness reports from the demonstrations.

The investigation remains ongoing.

It has been reported that the teachers’ union might have orchestrated the walkout.

WATCH:

BREAKING: Over 2,000 students are BEING PUNISHED in deep-red Lee County, Florida after participating in anti-ICE walkouts

That list of punishment includes SUSPENSIONS.

LET’S GO! THAT’S how you do it in Florida pic.twitter.com/lSE7DSZhY7

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 26, 2026

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