Judge orders Williamsville, Orchard Park school districts offer full-time in-person learning
WKBW
and last updated 2021-05-13 17:14:56-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â State Supreme Court Justice Emilio Colaiacovo ruled Thursday the Williamsville and Orchard Park school districts must offer full-time in-person learning to students.
The districts must offer full-time in-person learning beginning Monday and continue to offer remote/hybrid learning to those who want to continue with the current model.
Judge Colaiacovo issued a temporary order last week that ordered so long as community transmission rates of COVID-19 are at or near 100 per 100,000 people, the Williamsville and Orchard Park school districts may return to full-time in-person learning.
Some parents have enrolled their children in private schools because they’re not waiting for New York State to give the okay for five-day a week learning for September.
David Lilleck unanimously appointed as new superintendent for Orchard Park Central Schools
Orchard Park Central Schools
and last updated 2021-05-13 18:12:07-04
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Orchard Park Central School District announced on Thursday that it has unanimously appointed David Lilleck as the district s new superintendent.
âI am incredibly honored, humbled, and excited to become the next Superintendent of Orchard Park Central School District. Orchard Park is the community I have chosen to live and raise my family in. My daughter graduated from OPHS in 2019, and my sons are freshmen at OPHS. I think that being a member of this community will be a significant benefit in my new role as superintendent,â Lilleck said. âHaving experience working for the district, coupled with the experience as a parent in the district, gives me a unique perspective on our strengths and areas we need to continue to grow. Most importantly is the fact that I believe I have
School districts have been making strides in turning the corner during the Covid crisis, but the struggle to return to five-days a week of in-person learning continues.