Williamsville Central Schools
Williamsville elementary school students will return to classes in district buildings Monday, but it is not clear whether middle and high school students will return to the buildings most of the time in this school year. The rate of COVID-19 is rising rapidly in Erie County, particularly among young people, and shows no signs of even moderating. Guidance from Albany and Atlanta is that elementary school students are safe enough to go back to class five days a week. The rest aren’t.
In an online briefing for parents Monday evening, Acting Schools Superintendent John McKenna said there is increasing family support for students being in classrooms, according to surveys. Williamsville calls this its Plan to Pivot. For high schools, that would be four days a week; for middle school, five days.