Parent groups have concerns about BPS reopening plan

Parent groups have concerns about BPS reopening plan

HERE AT HOME...SOME LOCAL PARENTSARE GIVING BUFFALOPUBLIC SCHOOLS A48-HOUR ULTIMATUM..PARENTS OFSTUDENTS AREDEMANDING TOHEARD...SCHOOL OFFICIALSSAY THEY ARE READYTO LISTEN...BECAUSEREOPENING PLANSCONTINUE TO BE AWORK IN PROGRESS..ED REILLY SAT IN ONTODAY'S HEATEDEXCHANGE...ANDEXPLAINS WHERETHINGS STAND.WE NEVER DID GET TOSEE THE PLAN THATWAS SUBMITTED TOSTATE WITH OURNAMES ON IT UNTILAFTER IT WASSUBMITTED TO THESTATESEVERAL PARENTGROUPS ASSOCIATEDWITH BUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOLS HELD APRESS CONFERENCEOUTSIDE LAFAYETTEHIGH SCHOOL TOEXPRESS THEIRDISAPPOINTMENTWITH THE DISTRICT'SREOPENING PLAN.THE GROUPS AREUPSET BECAUSEDESPITE PROMISES INEARLY JUNE TO THEREOPENINGCOMMITTEES .

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THEYSAY THE PLAN DID NOTINCLUDE MEANINGFULINPUT FROMSTUDENTS, PARENTS,CAREGIVERS AND TCOMMUNITY.THERE HAVE BEEN NOCOMMUNICATIONSWITH STUDENTS ANDTHERE NEEDS TO BEMORE ROBUST 2-WAYCOMMUNICATION WITHPARENTSTHE BUFFALOBUFFALO TEACHERSFEDERATION ALSOVOICED ITSCONCERNS SAYINGTHE 99-PAGEREOPENINGDOCUMENT LACKSSPECIFICS.WHO IS GOING TOMAKE SURE THEBATHROOMS ARECLEANED WHEN THEKIDS USE THEMEDWARD SPEIDEL HASTWO AUTISTICCHILDREN AND HEFEELS SPECIALEDUCATION CHILDRENARE BEINGOVERLOOKED.AS A PARENT, THEYARE TAKING TOO LONG.THIS PROCESS HASBEEN SLOWA NUMBER OFAPPENDICES ADDEDBY SUPERINTENDENTDR. KRINER CASH AREALSO CONCERN -ESPECIALLY THE IDEAOF PHASEDREOPENING.WE NEVER HAD ANYCONVERSATIONSABOUT THOSE PIECES.I AM CERTAINLY OPENTO THINKING ABOUTTHAT ...BUT WHAT DOESTHAT MEAN FORFAMILIES?THE GROUPS ARENOW CALLING ONBUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOLS TO PROMISEIN WRITING WITHIN 48HOURS THAT ITINCLUDE MORECOMMUNITYFEEDBACK INTO ITSPLAN GOINGFORWARD.THESE ARE OURCONCERNS ASPARENTS AND TO MAKESURE THAT WE GET ACOMMITMENT THAT APROCESS IS IN PLACEWHERE PARENTVOICES ARE HEARDDR. DARREN BROWN-HALL, CHIEF-OF-STAFF-FOR BUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOLS, ATTENDEDTHE PRESSCONFERENCE.HE SAID THE PLAN IS AWORKING DRAFT THATIS SUBJECT TO MOREREVISION.YOU BETTER BELIEVE,THAT GOING FORWARDTHEY WILL BEINCLUDED AT AN EVENGREATER PERCENTAGEDR. BROWN-HALLPROMISED THEDISTRICT ISSCHEDULINGSESSIONS TOCOLLECT PUBLICINPUT.AFTER YOU HAVE THEDOCUMENT AND YOURSPENT TIME READINGAND REVIEWING IT, LETUS KNOW WHATCONCERNS YOU HAVEWHILE THERE WERESOME TENSE WORDSBETWEEN THE B-T-FAND CHIEF OF STAFF .

..HAVING A SEAT AT THETABLE IS MEANINGLESSIF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYINPUTTHE DISTRICTBELIEVES THINGS CANBE WORKED OUT.THIS WEEK THEDISTRICT PARENTCOORDINATINGCOUNCIL WILL BEHOLDING THREEFACEBOOK LIVESESSIONS SO PARENTSCAN OFFER THEIRINPUTS ON THE PLAN.WE HAVE THE DATESAND TIMES FOR THOSESESSIONS ON OURWEBPAGE.

IN BUFFALO,ED REILLY 7 EW