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Tropical Storm Nicole triggers Big Bend and statewide school closures

WFSU | By Lynn Hatter
Published November 9, 2022 at 4:24 PM EST
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Big Bend area schools will be closed tomorrow due the advancement of Tropical Storm Nicole.

Leon, Franklin, Madison Wakulla and Jefferson school districts have announced closures for Thursday. Florida A&M University is shutting down along with its satellite campuses in Miami, Jacksonville and Orlando. Tallahassee Community College will be closed along with the main campus of Florida State University.

Many students were already expected to be out on Friday for Veterans Day.

The Big Bend is set to feel the impacts of the storm Thursday. The Florida Department of Education has a running list of school district, college and university closures.

The list is here.
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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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