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POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Stop Allowing Obscene Materials In Our Schools!
The current school board complained to the superintendent who reversed course and created a less-restrictive policy
Your Children Have Access to PORNOGRAPHY and LGBTQ+ content in Polk public schools
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Headlines About Our Candidates
Governor DeSantis Endorses Rick Nolte
"Republican voters around Polk County began getting text messages about the endorsement on August 9, according to Ren Nolte, Rick Nolte’s son and campaign manager ... 'Governor Ron DeSantis had one of his people call and they’ve endorsed me to be a School Board member' Nolte told several hundred people gathered at the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce for its Politics in the Park event Tuesday evening."
Sheriff Grady Judd Supports Justin Sharpless
Sheriff Grady Judd said, “I have evaluated the candidates, and I am convinced Justin brings a sincere concern for school safety, protecting our children and ensuring a positive learning environment for all students. He has my full support. I encourage you to vote for Justin Sharpless on or before August 23rd!”
Reps. Sabatini, Hawkins & Commissioner Combee Support Terry Clark
Among Terry's supporters are Florida House Representatives Anthony Sabatini and Fred Hawkins and Polk County Commissioner Neil Combee. Said Mr. Combee of Terry: "We need to restore Polk Schools to greatness and I believe we can do it with the principled leadership of Terry Clark."
Winter Haven 9-12 and 1776 Project PAC Support Jill Sessions
The patriotic groups Winter Haven 9-12 and 1776 Project PAC have endorsed Jill Sessions, along with churches in the area including Ignited Church, Believers' Fellowship, Victory Church, Medulla Baptist Church and High Point Church.
News About Incumbent School Board Members
KICK THEM OUT!
- INTEGRITY IN QUESTION: “Sara Jones, 29, a Lake Wales lawyer was among those used to distribute the laced documents. Judd said there is no evidence that she was intentionally providing it to clients and she has been cooperating with the Sheriff’s Office. Jones however, has had some of her privileges revoked for sixth months.” (archived)
- LGBTQ: Milestone: Sarah Fortney elected first openly gay School Board member in Florida
- INTEGRITY IN QUESTION: Kay Fields’ Campaign Consultant – Greg King. “When reviewing the campaign financial reports of a 20-year incumbent, we saw expenditures to a Greg King. The purpose of these expenditures was noted as “campaign consultant”. Over $3,000 has been paid to King so far for the incumbent’s 2022 campaign and nearly $15,000 was paid to King during the incumbent’s 2018 campaign. We began to research Mr. King and did not find record of him being a campaign consultant beyond being listed as such on a Polk County School Board Member’s and a Miami-Dade County School Board Member’s campaign financial reports for the past two elections. We found that King owns a cleaning company, Buckingham Cleaning. When visiting the company’s website, there are listed services available, however clicking on the services redirects you to other cleaning company websites. Our team called several of the redirected companies to verify King’s connection. No one that we spoke to on these calls knew him … Our school board member has paid Greg King nearly $20,000 during the last two campaigns (2018 and 2022). The Miami-Dade School Board Member has paid King nearly $50,000 over the last two campaigns. Greg King has 19 criminal records. He was arrested as recently as November 2019 right here in Polk County.” | Kay Fields‘ 2018 Expenditures | Greg King Social Posts 1 | Greg King Social Posts 2 | Greg King Social Posts 3
- PORNOGRAPHY: After complaints from Lisa Miller, Sarah Fortney and Kay Fields, Superintendent Heid changed the policy for checking out pornographic library books from parental opt-in (archived) to opt-out only (archived | LkldNow) allowing easy access for most children. See CCDF’s statement. See excerpts of obscene materials in our school libraries – *** Warning: Explicit Content *** – The Kite Runner, Nineteen Minutes, Almost Perfect and Tricks.
- INTEGRITY IN QUESTION: Sara Jones, a lawyer and a candidate for the Polk County School Board, is facing an investigation over what she says was an unintentional series of mistakes stemming from a failure to pay a court filing fee. Jones, whose practice is based in Lake Wales, failed to appear for a hearing in June before the Second District Court of Appeals in Tampa. A three-judge panel referred the matter to The Florida Bar for investigation. (archived)
- LGBTQ: Polk County School Board’s Pride Proclamation on June 14, 2022 – “School Board member Kay Fields read from the proclamation. “The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students within Polk County contribute to this vibrant, innovative, culturally-inclusive, world-class community and to its diversity …”
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