The Brief
- It happened during school dismissal Tuesday afternoon outside Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy PreK-8 in Apollo Beach.
- The school district said the lightning strike was the first sign of inclement weather and that it hit near the front of the school just after 3 p.m.
- The district said a music teacher was not directly struck but felt a shock while holding an umbrella.
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. – A music teacher at Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy PreK-8 is recovering after a close call with a lightning strike during school dismissal Tuesday afternoon.
The timeline
What we know:
Parents told FOX 13 that school pickup typically starts around 2:45 p.m.
According to FOX 13 meteorologists, there were thunderstorms that had already developed a few miles north of Apollo Beach around that time.…