Florida Woman Arrested For Posing As High School Student

Just admit it, we have all thought about it. How much better we would have done if we had a second chance at high school. Whether it be the grades you would have gotten or how much better at sports you would have been, everyone thinks about what could happen if we were able to go back. Well, one Florida woman actually tried to do it.

Dakota Adams of Tavares, Florida was arrested on Monday for and incident on August 25th where she was posing as a high schooler. After being advised over the radio that an adult was trespassing on school property, a school deputy approached Adams by the auditorium and asked for her ID. When Adams was asked to present her ID, she replied by saying she didn't have her ID and that she was a 19 year-old senior. Authorities would later find out that she was in fact 21 and was not a student.  She is now being charged with trespassing on school property and knowingly providing false information to law enforcement. While many may think this isn't a huge deal, others realize things could potentially get worse if the problem continued.

This story comes two months after another incident in Nebraska where a 26-year-old man had been apprehended and is now facing charges related to sexual offenses. Zachary Scheich, of Lincoln, posed as a high schooler and infiltrated two separate schools within the state. Scheich faces two counts of sexual assault, use of an electronic device, and one count of sex trafficking of a minor from what started as a fraud investigation. The nature of these allegations raises significant concerns regarding the safety and well-being of the students involved.

The motives of Adams are still unclear, but many parents are concerned. The resent trend of adults posing as students is causing school systems to rethink their enrollment protocols.

I don't have kids yet, but I do have a niece who lives in Orlando. Also my brother and his son are moving to Florida soon and they are not sure what city they want to move to yet. I asked him what he was looking for and one of the qualities was a "good school district."  Your Childs education is important, and this is something many families look at before moving to an area.

Ramsey Solutions created a list of the best school districts in Florida. Below is a list of 8 out of 67 school districts that stand out in Florida.  These districts are considered the best based on college readiness, teacher quality, graduation rate and test scores. Hopefully the school district that you are moving to or live in is on the list below.

The St Johns County school district is located in Northeastern Florida. If you are familiar with St. Augustine, then you know exactly where this school district is. This district has 46 schools in total and the high schools in this area have a 94% graduation rate.  The entire state of Florida has a graduation rate of 90%.

This school district is home to 54 of Florida's public schools. This district has a 14 to 1 student to teacher ratio.They have several programs to challenge high achieving high school students with advance placement and advanced international certificate of Education programs.

This school district is located in Fort Walton Beach. This district is also home to one of the best school's in Florida. Niceville Senior high school has a graduation rate of 98%. Also in 2018 and 2020 Niceville won the GreatSchools College success award!

This school district is located in the greater Orlando Area. 92% of the students in this district pass their 8th grade Algebra 1 class while only 33% pass in the rest of Florida. Seminole County is also the best school district in Florida for calculus and physics enrollment.

This is a small school district in Florida and has only 36 schools.  Even though it's small, high school graduates from this district pursue higher learning and are more likely to return to college for a second year. They have a great middle school ( Hidden Oaks) that is top rated in the district for academic progress and test scores.

Majority of the schools in this district rate above average in quality. They also out perform state averages in Geometry, Algebra and Biology. The standout school is this district is Mason Classical Academy. The student progress at Mason is far above the states average.

This school district is located in the metro Jacksonville area and has a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1. One of the best schools in this district is Orange Park Elementary. 100% of the kids at this elementary school are performing at or above grade level in science.

This school district is located in Florida's panhandle and has 39 schools with over 28K students. 12% of high schoolers here participate in dual enrollment. This is above the state average of 7%. Pace high school in this district earned the Great Schools college Success award in 2020. This was based on its success with  preparing students for college and a career.