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Superintendent: Buffalo Public Schools will not reduce minimum distance from six feet to three feet 7 Eyewitness News Staff and last updated 2021-04-14 19:28:08-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — During a Board of Education meeting Wednesday night, Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash announced that the district will not reduce the minimum distance between people from six feet to three feet. The superintendent said this decision was made with a recommendation from the districts med...

Williamsville Central School District announces plan for return to in-person learning 7 Eyewitness News Staff and last updated 2021-04-12 10:56:03-04 WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Friday, New York State released updated guidance regarding in-person learning. The states updated guidance said schools can reduce the minimum physical distance between students in classrooms from six feet to three feet. On March 19, the CDC issued a new recommendation that with face coverings students at K-12 sch...

Buffalo Public Schools provide update on Phase III and Phase IV of reopening 7 Eyewitness News Staff and last updated 2021-04-01 12:59:56-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash provided an update on Phase III and Phase IV of reopening Thursday. In a letter to board members and the BPS community, Cash said: Covid-19 infections are rising again across the region, a more contagious variant is spreading, and we are working to recover from a malicious cy...

Buffalo Public Schools make progress following ransomware attack, students to remain home Tuesday 7 Eyewitness News Staff and last updated 2021-03-15 19:43:34-04 According to a BPS spokesperson, "staff has restored the functionality of equipment, systems, and applications in the majority of our buildings over the weekend and today. 54 of 67 locations report no disruption to internet and wireless systems as of this afternoon." Officials say students will remain at home Tuesday and "each school w...

Higher educational institutions in WNY to receive $173 million in American Rescue Plan funding More than $93 million will be allocated for the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College WKBW and last updated 2021-03-16 09:36:53-04 Universities and higher education institutions across Erie and Niagara counties can expect to receive $172.7 million dollars as part of the American Rescue Plan. According to a release from Congressman Brian Higgins, at least half of that money will need to be dedic...

Williamsville South ninth grader wins grand prize in C-SPAN documentary contest WCSD, Twitter and last updated 2021-03-10 14:21:50-05 WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — A ninth grader from Williamsville South was a big winner in a documentary contest conducted by C-SPAN! Theo Poulin won the grand prize of $5,000 in the 2021 C-SPAN StudentCam Competition for his documentary “Trust Fall.” Theos documentary was one of over 2,300 films submitted during this years competition where the them...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston-area bar owner called Wednesday the start of a new era after being closed for nearly a year due to pandemic restrictions. According to the Texas Restaurant Association, statewide about 11,000 restaurants statewide closed permanently due to the pandemic, which is about 20% of Texas restaurants. Last year, thousands of Texas bars were allowed to reopen through a restaurant loophole. However, some bars like The Shiloh Club in the Houston Heights area, were forced...

West Seneca kindergartners, first graders moving to in-person learning four days a week WKBW and last updated 2021-03-11 04:31:57-05 WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The West Seneca Central School District is bringing some of their youngest students back to the classroom. In a letter sent to parents and guardians in the district, Superintendent Matthew Bystrak says all kindergartners and first graders in the hybrid learning program will move to in-person learning four days a week beginning on Ma...

LCG announces new little league at weekly press conference KATC News and last updated 2021-02-23 16:21:15-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — The Lafayette Consolidated Government held its weekly press conference on Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of last weeks winter weather, the upcoming city-parish council meeting and a new little league program. LCG Chief Communications Officer Jamie Angelle thanked the Lafayette Utilities System and its staff for their work to deal with issues during last weeks his...