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The McKinley High School fight that left a student stabbed, another wounded and a security guard shot forced a look at security across the city school system. And now the emergence of cell phone video showing the school bus beating of a young student by another student has made it worse.

Buffalo Public Schools will open the high school to small groups of students on a gradual basis. The plan is for everyone to be back in the building on March 11.

Violence in the community is affecting the Buffalo Public School district as the school year carries on. The district said they restructured their code of conduct to create the safest place for children while helping resolve the issues that may lead to violence.