Buffalo Public Schools provide update on Phase III and Phase IV of reopening
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and last updated 2021-04-01 12:59:56-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â 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 cyberattack. Those significant challenges notwithstanding, I have directed staff to bring back all remaining high school opt-in students on April 26th. Remaining elementary opt-in students will come back on May 10th. We will discuss further details at our April 14th Board Work Session and defer to updated recommendations from our Medical Director and local health experts.
Teachers are eligible for the vaccine, when will all of them receive it
President Joe Biden said he wants every educator, school staff member, childcare worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of March.â
and last updated 2021-03-03 23:51:12-05
âWe want every educator, school staff member, childcare worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of March,â he said.
Biden said he s directing states to prioritize teacher vaccination. He added that fully vaccinating school staff is not required for reopening if other guidance is followed.
Teachers are already eligible in New York, but nearly two months into Phase 1b, Buffalo Teacher Federation President Phil Rumore said teachers are struggling to get vaccine appointments.
Buffalo Public Schools to return to in-person learning on February 1st
7 Eyewitness News Staff
and last updated 2020-12-18 17:07:40-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â In a letter sent out to families, Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash said that Buffalo Public Schools will return to in-person learning on February 1st, 2021.
In the letter, Dr. Cash said the following
On Monday, February 1, 2021, the District will commence in-person instruction with our students. I am providing you with a 30-plus calendar day notice of return to your work locations. Be advised that all staff, in schools and at all Central Office locations, will return to their regular work locations on this day. Your principals or supervisors will provide you with clear directions for your daily schedules.
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