Lainie Rodgers biography: 10 things about Starke, Florida woman

Lainie Kay Rodgers is a white woman from Florida, United States. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She lives in Starke, Bradford County, Florida. _(a)
2. She is affiliated with the Republican Party of Florida. _(a)
3. She and her family are well-liked in the community in Starke, according to Bradford County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Major Brad Smith. _(b)
4. On January 16, 2015, she registered to vote in Bradford County. _(a)
5. In 2017, she started working for the Bradford County School District. _(c)
6. While working for Bradford High School in Starke as a teacher’s assistant and the head volleyball coach, she allegedly started having an inappropriate relationship with a female student, then 16, in May 2021. She allegedly started interacting with the girl as a family friend and started helping the girl prepare for college and with softball. _(b)(c)
7. She allegedly sent inappropriate text messages to the girl she started having a relationship with in May 2021. On September 16, 2021, the student’s friend reported it to the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office. _(c)(d)
8. At 9:30 p.m. on September 20, 2021, she turned herself in at the Bradford County Jail in Starke. She was charged with transmission of harmful material to a minor by electronic device and being an authority figure soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student and was released on a $75,000 bond. _(c)(d)
9. She was 24 years old when she was arrested on September 20, 2021. _(c)(d)
10. On September 21, 2021, she resigned from the Bradford County School District. _(b)

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(This is a developing story. More details will be added.)

_SOURCES:

• _{a. Florida Residents Directory}
• _{b. WCJB}
• _{c. First Coast News}
• _{d. Action News Jax}