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Before 1965, Polk County maintained two separate school systems, one for white students, and a separate system for non-white students. In 1963, a group of parents of Black students attempted to have their children admitted to the all-white schools. When their applications were denied by the school board, they filed suit in federal district court. In early 1965, a federal judge ordered the ...
George W. Jenkins High School serves Lakeland Highlands, Florida, and Medulla, Florida, the two southernmost unincorporated communities of Lakeland, Florida, a city with a population of 112,641 [3] and a surrounding community of more than 700,000. [4] The school, more commonly known as "George Jenkins" or “GJ”, is part of the Polk County Public Schools system.
To stop this dangerous behavior, Polk County Public Schools is partnering with Verra Mobility to equip the district's school bus fleet with state-of-the-art camera technology.
McKeel Academy of Technology is a junior and senior high school of over 1,000 students located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It is located approximately a half mile southeast of Kathleen High School and cannot be viewed from any major road. In addition to being technology oriented, the school stresses career choices for each student.
As COVID-19 activity spikes statewide, Polk County schools are seeing a rise in student and staff absences because of respiratory illnesses.
Newly opened South Pointe Elementary in Winter Haven welcomed about 500 of the more than 100,000 students starting the year in Polk County schools.
The Polk County School District is a public school district in Polk County, Georgia, United States, based in Cedartown. It serves the communities of Aragon, Braswell, Cedartown, Rockmart, and Taylorsville. During the 2020-2021 school year, enrollment was listed as 7,837 across all schools.
In many cases, new teachers can't get full pay and benefits until their certification is approved by the Education Department. But that can be slow.