 In November 2007, four Polk County School Board members interviewed by "The Ledger" daily newspaper said they would support a resolution advising the Florida Board of Education to revise proposed science standards to include alternative theories to evolution.In 2013 the district expelled a 16-year-old girl after her experiment mixing household materials resulted in a small explosion.The student was arrested and charged with possession/discharge of a weapon on school property and discharging a destructive device.