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) â 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 district's medical director. The New York State Department of Health released updated guidance on Friday that allows school districts in the state to reduce the minimum distance between people from six feet to three feet.