Polk County Public Schools restarts search for general counsel
If all goes as scheduled, Polk County Public Schools will interview finalists for the general counsel position by mid-April.
Doctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination rates in Polk County and across Florida
Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...
Polk County Public Schools' graduation rate rises, but remains well below state average
The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...
What Polk County schools had the highest and lowest graduation rates? State report shows wide gap
The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.
Former Polk substitute teacher charged with inappropriate relationship with student
Investigators say the 23-year-old substitute chatted with the student through email, text and social media such as Instagram, ...
‘It’s more fun to groom’: Polk County substitute teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student
A former substitute teacher in Polk County was arrested after a high school student alleged they had an inappropriate relationship.
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Former Polk County substitute teacher arrested for inappropriate relationship with 16-year-old student
The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a former substitute teacher for committing sexual offenses against a student.
Former substitute teacher accused of sending inappropriate messages to Polk County student
Earlier this month, a 16-year-old female student reported to her mother that she received sexually charged messages and pictures from her former substitute teacher, ...