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Fort Braden Assistant Principal Rouse Dies

WFSU | By Lynn Hatter
Published November 4, 2015 at 3:33 PM EST
Patricia Rouse, Assistant Principal of Fort Braden School, died Tuesday. She was 45 year old.
Leon County Schools

The Assistant Principal of Leon County’s Fort Braden Elementary School died Tuesday. Patricia Rouse was 45 years old.

Fort Braden School Principal Jimbo Jackson announced Patricia Rouse’s death to colleagues through an email Wednesday morning. Rouse had been the school’s assistant principal for five years. Before that, she was a teacher and reading coach at the former Belle View Middle School.  

In a statement, Jackson describes Rouse as a "role model and outstanding mentor to many students and families in the Fort Braden School community."

Rouse died at Tuesday evening at a hospital. How she died is unknown at this time.
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Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University and Florida State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master's in Professional Communication. Lynn has been with WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas.  She has worked with several organizations, including Kaiser Health News.  Lynn has also partnered with USC-Annenberg's Center for Child Wellbeing on the nationally acclaimed series "Committed," which explored the prevalence of involuntary commitment use on children.
She serves on the board of RTDNA and the United Way of the Big Bend, with previous service on the board of the First Amendment Foundation of Florida.

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