Buffalo school moms calling for inclusion on reopening decision making Parents can barely survive
and last updated 2021-03-31 18:02:24-04
âWe know that children are in a mental health crisis â parents can barely survive,â remarked Jessica Bauer Walker, mother, president, Buffalo Public Schools Community Health Worker Parent Association.
Buffalo Public School mothers and caregivers say they are frustrated, tired and want change. They appeared at a news conference Wednesday to call on the district to hear their struggle and offer support.
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Maribel Irizarry, mother and grandmother.
âI kind of feel sometimes like Iâm in jail â literally speaking â I m in jail,â declared Maribel Irizarry, mother and grandmother.
City schools prep for students return, but BTF uncertain We are taking care of all our buildings
City schools prep for students return, but BTF uncertain
and last updated 2021-01-19 17:49:37-05
âThe number one concern of our teachers is that the buildings â in their opinion â are not safe to return to,â declared Phil Rumore, president, Buffalo Teachers Federation.
The Buffalo Public School District is working to begin to bring back some students for in-person learning by February 1.
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Phil Rumore, president, Buffalo Teachers Federation.
But the Buffalo teachers union is threatening to take the district to court, saying buildings are not safe for teachers and students.