What parents think about Buffalo Schools starting Phase 2 of re-opening What took a year to happen for many students at Buffalo Public Schools will have to wait at least another day. That includes students like 4th grader Khadir Barker, whose father has mixed feelings about sending him back. and last updated 2021-03-15 07:02:42-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â What took a year to happen for many students at Buffalo Public Schools will have to wait at least another day. That includes students like 4th grader Khadir Barker, whose father has mixed feelings about sending him back. Students in 3rd, 4th, 9th and 11th grades would have been back in the classroom on March 15.