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Below is this week's congressional update by BakerHostetler's Federal Policy team. We'll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. ....
Buffalo Teachers Federation request to block reopening of schools denied by judge WKBW and last updated 2021-02-01 15:52:53-05 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â A judge has denied the Buffalo Teachers Federation request for a temporary restraining order aimed at blocking the reopening of schools in Buffalo. The lawsuit was filed by the BTF Friday and alleges Buffalo Public Schools are not safe enough to reopen for in-person learning. According to the lawsuit the BTF says it has not seen proof that, any building modifications or other precautionary health and safety measures have been made that would sufficiently change their facilities from the self-described volcano of December 2020 to a safe and healthy school environment by February 1, 2021. ....
Five teachers and two parents who sued the Buffalo Board of Education over the district s music and arts offerings lost in court Thursday. They asked for a finding that the district has not complied with state education regulations and that art and music courses are not offered equitably throughout the district s high schools. The district, they added, failed to provide all of its students with the opportunity to complete a three- to five-course sequence in the arts during the 2019-2020 school year. High school is a lot more than just math and reading, said attorney Claire T. Sellers, who represented the five teachers. ....