More city students to head back to class Monday âIâm so impressed with our students" More city students to head back to class Monday and last updated 2021-03-12 19:13:46-05 BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) â The Buffalo Public School District is preparing to bring more than 5,000 additional students back to the classroom next week. Preparations have been underway for districtâs phase 2 reopening plan. WKBW Cheryl Kennedy, director of transportation. âIâm so impressed with our students because they really have complied with the mask usage and social distancing,â remarked Cheryl Kennedy, director of transportation. Kennedy, who leads the districtâs transportation center, says students who returned last month have followed COVID rules on school buses.