{"id":36531,"date":"2023-09-28T21:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=36531"},"modified":"2023-09-28T21:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:36:38","slug":"russell-rogers-a-school-athletic-director-and-coach-arrested-for-soliciting-a-prostitute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/09\/28\/russell-rogers-a-school-athletic-director-and-coach-arrested-for-soliciting-a-prostitute\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Rogers a school athletic director and coach arrested for soliciting a prostitute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ROGERS-RUSSELL-EDWARD.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36532\" style=\"width:213px;height:264px\" width=\"213\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ROGERS-RUSSELL-EDWARD.jpeg 414w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ROGERS-RUSSELL-EDWARD-243x300.jpeg 243w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell Rogers, a school athletic director and coach who worked at Van Guard School in Lake Wales and Auburndale High School, was arrested for soliciting a prostitute, the sheriff\u2019s office said.The Polk County Public Schools released the following statement about Rogers\u2019 arrest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019re disappointed to learn that one of our employees was engaging in this kind of behavior. Part of being an educator is understanding that you are held to a higher standard for your actions in the classroom, as well as the community. These charges don\u2019t involve students, and Rogers was not on duty as a teacher, but this kind of conduct still has no place in our school system.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The school district said Rogers was first hired in April 2013. He has worked for Real Academy since 2017 and serves at the Auburndale campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PCPS said it is in the process of terminating Rogers\u2019 employment with the school district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rogers was also part-time athletic director at The Vanguard School in Lake Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are aware of the&nbsp;arrest and, while we have no ability to assess the accuracy of the charges, given the nature of the charges the individual arrested are no longer&nbsp;employed&nbsp;here,\u201d said L. 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