Lightning Injures School Teacher In Denison
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) -- A North Texas teacher remains hospitalized after being hurt by lightning as severe storms rolled through north Texas on Thursday.
The storms also left thousands without power Friday morning, causing numerous school cancellations across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Officials say the Denison Independent School District teacher should recover after the lightning struck as she held an umbrella.
Superintendent Henry Scott wasn't sure whether the fourth-grade teacher was struck or if the bolt hit nearby Thursday as she helped a student reach a parent's vehicle. The child wasn't hurt.
Oncor reported nearly 182,000 customers without power Friday mainly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The Arlington Independent School District canceled classes Friday at all 75 campuses. Dallas ISD called off classes at 48 schools that lost electricity.
Two Arlington Baptist College students were slightly hurt when storms ripped the roof off a dormitory.
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