Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Polk County School Board extends Superintendent Fred Heid’s contract for five years with a $283,000 annual base salary. Heid's contract includes performance-based bonuses and a one-time $40,000 ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Polk County Schools Superintendent Fred Heid announced Thursday that 24 students had been arrested since the start of the school year for making written threats.

Since the start of the 2024-2025 school year in Polk County, 24 students have been arrested for written or online threats, Superintendent Fred Heid announced on Thursday.

"This is abhorrent behavior for anyone who works among students, especially an administrator. This person no longer has any business being around children," Superintendent Fred Heid of the Polk ...

ABC Action News anchor Paul LaGrone spoke with Superintendent Fred Heid one-on-one ahead of the first day of school. They discuss the county's growth, teacher vacancies, politics in the classroom ...

Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid issued a statement commending the sheriff’s office for its “thorough investigation. ...

“This is abhorrent behavior for anyone who works among students, especially an administrator,” Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid said. “This person no longer has any ...

We commend the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for their thorough investigation, and for taking action to protect students," Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid released a statement ...

Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid issued a statement commending the sheriff’s office for its “thorough investigation. ...

“This is abhorrent behavior for anyone who works among students, especially an administrator,” Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid said. “This person no longer has any ...

“This is abhorrent behavior for anyone who works among students, especially an administrator,” Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid said. “This person no longer has any ...