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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.
11th, 15th, 18th. Website. www .polk-county .net. Polk County ( / poʊk /) is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 census, and estimated to be 818,330, as of July 1, 2023. [1] Its county seat is Bartow, [2] and its largest city is Lakeland .
Auburndale High School. / 28.07389°N 81.78722°W / 28.07389; -81.78722. Auburndale High School is a four-year public high school located in Auburndale, Florida, United States, and a part of Polk County Public Schools. The school serves about 1,600 students from ninth through twelfth grades. In 2012, construction was completed on a new ...
The Polk County School district has 94,957 non-charter school students enrolled and another 18,231 at public charter schools for the month.
Miller received 42.4% of votes in the August primary, compared to 37.5% for Sessions, but neither reached the majority needed to avoid a runoff.
The school, more commonly known as "George Jenkins" or “GJ”, is part of the Polk County Public Schools system. It was founded in 1993 and named after George W. Jenkins, founder of Publix, the Lakeland-based supermarket chain. The school was opened to relieve overcrowding at Lakeland High School, Kathleen High School, and Bartow High School.
The Polk County School Board may buy and test new technology to help prevent that. Under the agreement with Reaxium, Polk County students would get an ID card they would scan on and off a school bus.
Haines City Senior High School is administered by Polk County Public Schools. It was the original high school in the city, opening in 1922. History. The first settlers arrived in Haines City in 1881. Two years later, they built the first school on East Hinson Avenue where the former City Hall building was located.