The principal of Sikes Elementary School in Lakeland has been accused of raping and molesting an 11-year-old girl. ...more

December 18, 2009

The principal of Sikes Elementary School in Lakeland has been accused of raping and molesting an 11-year-old girl. The charges against Corey Lynn Swindler, 38, do not involve a student at the school. Swindler is not related to the girl but has had access to her for about 10 years through a domestic relationship, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 17, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Six students at Pine View Elementary School in Land O' Lakes were bitten by ticks this month, according to the Pasco County school district. Assistant Superintendent David Scanga thought the children might have picked up the ticks on the playground, so after the school discovered the problem, the campus was sprayed to get rid of the parasites. ...more

December 17, 2009

It's now up to Hernando County School Board members to decide who will be interviewed for the superintendent position by selecting from a pool of nine candidates. ...more

December 6, 2009

The Highlands County School District has 12 enrolled students who don't have to step on a school campus to learn. ...more

November 24, 2009

This year, with school boards facing austere budgets, the Hillsborough and Pasco school districts revisited their fees and school-use policies in an effort to better cover expenses. ...more

November 23, 2009

Sonya Jackson, Ken Pritz are still in the running ...more

November 20, 2009

Ray Gadd, the interim director of Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, says it's time for the $32 million-dollar-a-year charity to move beyond the forced resignation and suicide of its former director. ...more

November 4, 2009

The district's current interim superintendent, a current and a former Hernando High School principal are among 28 applicants for the Hernando County Schools superintendent position and the only local candidates. ...more

November 4, 2009

The district's current interim superintendent, along with the current and a former Hernando High School principal are among 28 applicants for the Hernando County Schools superintendent position and the only local candidates. ...more

November 2, 2009