Parent group react with favor to remote learning, teacher union wants to see plan

Parent group react with favor to remote learning, teacher union wants to see plan

THE BUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICT HASFLIPPED THESWITCH..TO AN ALLREMOTE START TOTHE SCHOOL YEAR...TONIGHT WE BREAKDOWN THE DISTRICT'SLEARNING PLAN...SHOW YOU HOW KIDSWILL GET THEIRHANDS ON THENECESSARYTECHNOLOGY..

ANDEXPLORE THE NEWDAY-CARECHALLENGESFOR PARENTS.THE REMOTELEARNING PLAN WASUNANIMOUSLYAPPROVED BY THEBUFFALO BOARD OFEDUCATION ANDINCLUDES HAVINGTEACHERS INBUILDINGS 2 TO 3DAYS A WEEK TO HOSTVIRTUAL LEARNING.THE DISTRICT WILLRE-EVALUATE THEPLAN AFTER ABOUT 4TO 6 WEEKS..THE PANDEMIC ISFORCING WESTERNNEW YORK'S LARGESTSCHOOL DISTRICT TOMAKE THE DIFFICULTDECISION OF KEEPINGMORE THAN 30-THOUSAND STUDENTSOUT OF THECLASSROOM... FORNOW...7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEYBEGINS OUR SAFELYBACK TO SCHOOLCOVERAGE FROMNORTH PARKACADEMY... GOODEVENING EILEEN.THIS WAS A TOUGHDECISION FOR THEBUFFALO SCHOOLDISTRICT...BUTLEADERS SAY THEYDID IT TO PROTECTTHE LIVES OF 33-THOUSAND CITYSCHOOL KIDS...THE BUFFALO SCHOOLBOARD PRESIDENTSAYS IT TOOK THEDISTRICT SIX MONTHSTO COME TO THISDECISION.BUT THERE'S A LOT OFWORK AHEAD OVERTHE NEXT TWO WEEKSTO MAKE SURESTUDENTS HAVELEARNING DEVICESAND THAT TEACHERSARE READY...:00:09:28:391:011:41SHARON BELTON-COTTMAN.

"IF WE DONOT DO THE RIGHTTHING FOR CHILDREN -WE CAN NOT SAVETHEIR LIVES."BUFFALO SCHOOLBOARD MEMBERSLINED THE STEPS OFCITY HALL TO EXPLAINWHY THEY'VE OPTEDFOR A REMOTE ONLYLEARNING.BOARD PRESIDENTSHARON BELTON-COTTMAN SAYS THEDECISION EQUATESTO LIFE OR DEATHBECAUSE OF COVID.SUPERINTENDENT DR.KRINER CASHAGREES...SAYINGEFFECTS OF THEVIRUS ON CHILDREN ISUNSETTLING TOHIM...DR. KRINER CASH.

"ANDWE REALLY KNOWEVEN LESS ABOUTHOW IT WORKS INCHILDREN WHO AREBLACK AND BROWNAND FAMILIES ANDCOMMUNITIES WHOARE BLACK ANDBROWN WHICH IS83-PERCENT OF OURPOPULATIONS."RACHEL FIXDOMINQUEZ.

"I THINKTHAT THIS DECISION ISIN THE BEST INTERESTOF ALL OF THECHILDREN ACROSS THECITY OF BUFFALO."MEMBERS OF THEBUFFALO PARENTTEACHERORGANIZATION AGREEWITH THE REMOTELEARNING DECISION.STUDENTS WILLLEARN VIRTUALLYWITH THEIR TEACHERSAND WORK ONINDEPENDENTPROJECTS -- ALL FROMHOME.NEAL DOBBINS ISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF MOST VALUABLEPARENTS...NEAL DOBBINS.

"WEBELIEVE THEGREATESTRESPONSIBILITY WILLBE ON THE PARENTSAND THE STUDENTSBECAUSE WE HAVE TOGET THE CHILDRENREADY.

THEY HAVE TOTAKE THIS AS SERIOUSAS THEY DO GOING TOTHE CLASSROOM."BUFFALO SCHOOLTEACHERS WILL WORKIN THE CLASSROOMSTWO TO THREE DAYS AWEEK...DR. KRINER CASH."LOOKING VERY MUCHFORWARD TO WHENTHEY ALSO COME BACKINTO THE WORKENVIRONMENT."===BUTT===PHIL RUMORE.

"THEREHAVE BEEN NODISCUSSIONS WITH USABOUT HOW THEY AREGOING TO IMPLEMENTTHIS PLAN."BUFFALO TEACHERSFEDERATIONPRESIDENT PHILRUMORE SAYS HE HASNOT SEEN THE PLAN.RUMORE SAYS HEAGREES WITH THE ALLREMOTE DECISION,BUT THE DEVIL WILL BEIN THE DETAILS...PHIL RUMORE.

"WEWANT TO WORK WITHTHE DISTRICT.

ONCEWE SEE A COPY OF THEPLAN -- WE WILL GIVETHEM THE CONCERNSOF THE TEACHERS ANDTRY TO WORK WITHTHEM."THE DISTRICT WILLMAKE SURE EVERYSTUDENT HAS ADEVICE FOR ON-LINELEARNING.SUPERINTENDENTCASH SAYSVOLUNTEERS WILLBRING THEM TOHOMES IFNECESSARY...."GIVE US THEADDRESSES -- WE'LLDELIVER."THE DISTRICT WILLALSO CONTINUESERVING MEALS...ATALL SCHOOL SITES.THEY WILL BEDISTRIBUTED TWODAYS A WEEK WITHMEALS FOR THEENTIRE WEEK.THE DISTRICT WILLREEVALUATE REMOTELEARNING IN ABOUT 4TO 6 WEEKS.BUT THESUPERINTENDENTSAYS ANY DECISION TOREOPEN WOULD BEBASED ON SCIENCE.RIGHT NOW -TEACHERS MUSTREPORT SEPTEMBERFIRST.THE FIRST DAY OFREMOTE LEARNINGWILL BE SEPTEMBER8TH.LIVE IN BUFFALO, EB, 7EWN.BACK TO YOU JE