Haines City Police Department Press Release HAINES CITY, FL – The dean of students at Ridge Community High School is being charged with failure to report abuse – a third-degree felony and resisting without violence – a first-degree misdemeanor. Kevin Sanford, 38, will be charged for not reporting a criminal…
Polk County School Board Press Release Polk County Public Schools officials on Tuesday broke ground for a major renovation to Bartow High School. The school district will be adding a new, two-story building and Construction Academy, as well as renovating and adding more space to the Culinary Arts building. In…
OPERATION CHILD SHIELD 3 PCSO Computer Crimes Detectives Arrest Several Men For Possession of Child Pornography and Other Charges SheriffGradyJudd and Polk County School Board Superintendent Jacqueline M. Byrd will brief the media on these arrests at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, Thursday, July 14, 2016, at the Sheriff's Operations Center,…
Polk County Public Schools Will Use Remaining Early Release Days to Make Up Storm Days In consultation with the Polk Education Association, Polk County Public Schools will use its six remaining early release days for the 2017-2018 school year to make up instructional time lost due to Hurricane Irma. “There…
School Grades Announced for Polk County Public Schools Polk County School District officials are very pleased with the results of the school grades released for the 2016-17 school year. Overall, Polk County Public Schools maintained a district grade of C. More schools received an A, B, or C, and fewer…