An ethics complaint against former Polk School Board Member Lori Cunningham was dismissed Nov. 14 in Tallahassee after a nearly two and half year process during which state legislation changed the rules on how the ethic commission operates.
The state Ethics Commission had found probable cause in January 2024 that Cunningham violated standards when a company she owns sold branded uniforms at two schools within the Lake Wales Charter System, which is not operated by Polk County Public Schools.
The commission also found there was no probable cause that her company sold uniforms to a school within the Polk County school district, according to a news release from the commission…