Orange County Public Schools leaders announced Wednesday evening that two previously planned pep rallies at Jones and Evans high schools would be indefinitely postponed. The pep rallies were arranged by Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean, who was set to announce $2.1 million in scholarships to allow the students to attend Valencia College for free if they studied cybersecurity and registered to vote. The scholarships became the source of controversy on Friday, when Orange County leaders learned about them. The scholarships were not a part of the office's budget request.
Gilzean said the money accumulated after last year's Presidential Preference Primary and general primaries came in under budget, and as a constitutional officer, he had the authority to repurpose the funds. He drew criticism for naming the scholarships after himself, though he agreed to tweak the name Tuesday and name them after Orange County.
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