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Florida Keys schools closing Wednesday as Milton approaches

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KEY WEST, Fla. – Public schools in the Florida Keys will be closed Wednesday as Hurricane Milton approaches the Sunshine State, according to a school district social media post.

Officials with the Monroe County School District said district facilities would remain open Tuesday and decisions on Tuesday after-school activities “will be made at the school level.”

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Miami-Dade and Broward district officials also announced school closures for Wednesday, with Broward County Public Schools also canceling classes for Thursday.

While forecasters don’t expect a direct hit from Milton in South Florida, the entire area was under a tropical storm warning as of Tuesday morning.

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Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.

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Janine Stanwood joined Local 10 News in February 2004 as an assignment editor. She is now a general assignment reporter. Before moving to South Florida from her Washington home, Janine was the senior legislative correspondent for a United States senator on Capitol Hill.

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