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Polk is holding public meetings to discuss state-mandated change to school start times

Five town halls hosted by Polk County Public Schools start Monday and go through April about school start time changes mandated by state law.

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Bartow appoints 2 new commissioners after Form 6 fallout. Eagle Lake fills 1 empty seat

Two Bartow commissioners and two Eagle Lake commissioners resigned in December ahead of a stricter financial-disclosure law taking effect.

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Homeschool advocate and Moms for America state president is running for Polk School Board

Rebekah Ricks of Winter Haven is the Florida president of Moms for America. She's filed to run for the seat occupied by Sara Beth Wyatt.

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Probable cause found in ethics complaint against Polk School Board member Lori Cunningham

The investigation involved school uniforms that were sold by Lori Cunningham's company to two Lake Wales charter schools.

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At raucous meeting, Polk School Board votes to end proclamations

The meeting was so raucous, the district pulled the video from YouTube in order to edit out obscenities and a racial epithet.

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Polk seniors carry regrets, $366,000 burden after lawsuit against mobile-home park fails

Residents of Schalamar Creek in Polk County must pay attorney fees of $366,000 over a failed lawsuit filed against the park's owners and others.

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Polk School Board member Rick Nolte fined for campaign violations

One of the violations, a $5,200 cash donation to his own campaign, was a felony. He later reclassified that as a loan and called it a "mistake."

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Polk school superintendent recommends board delay LGBTQ proclamation

Polk Schools has removed LGBTQ+ proclamation from agenda. Advocacy groups say they will attend School Board meeting.

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Migrant farmworker organization opening charter school in Mulberry

Public charter school for underserved migrants to open in August in Mulberry. Operator RCMA to offer bilingual lessons and family services.

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Florida Bar dismisses complaint against Lake Wales lawyer Sara Jones

The Florida Bar sent Sara Jones of Lake Wales a letter saying its grievance committee found no probable cause and had dismissed the complaint.

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