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County leaders press state after education agency flags AMSkills equipment use; equipment may be removed from grant

5916266 · October 8, 2025
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Commissioners said Florida Department of Education staff told them some equipment provided under a Peacock grant may have been used incorrectly and the department is considering removing that equipment from grants, which could leave about 130 students at Anclote High School without training equipment.

Pasco County commissioners said Oct. 7 they pressed Florida Department of Education officials over a dispute about equipment provided through a Peacock grant to the county's AMSkills training program, and county leaders said the state indicated it might remove that equipment from some grants.

Chairman Starkey reported she and county staff met with Department of Education officials after the department told the county it believed some grant equipment had been used incorrectly.…

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