West Buffalo Charter School finalizing reopen plan for school families
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7 EYEWITNESS NEWSIS KEEPING AN EYE ONEDUCATION -- ANDTONIGHT -- THEFAMILIES OF NINETHOUSAND CHARTERSCHOOL STUDENTS INBUFFALO AREANXIOUSLY AWAITINGREOPENING PLANS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEYTAKES US TO WESTBUFFALO CHARTERSCHOOL... WHERELEADERS AREMAPPING OUT A PLANTO BRING STUDENTS'SAFELY BACK TOSCHOOL'.ANDREA TODORO."ALTHOUGH KIDS MIGHTBE RETURNING TOSCHOOL -- IT'S NOT THESCHOOL THAT THEYLEFT BACK IN MARCH."ADMINISTRATORS AREFINALIZING THEIRCOVID-19 REOPENINGPLAN AT WESTBUFFALO CHARTERSCHOOL ON THECITY'S WEST SIDE.SCHOOL LEADERANDREA TODOROSAYS A TASK FORCEHAS BEEN MEETINGALL SUMMER TODRAFT A SAFETY PLANFOR THE RETURN OFMORE THAN FIVE-HUNDRED STUDENTSANDREA TODORO."CREATING PLANS THATALLOW FOR VIRTUALLEARNING, FACE TOFACE INSTRUCTION - ACOMBINATION OF THETWO - OR IF FAMILIESCHOOSE AN ALLREMOTE OPTION ASWELL."TODORO SAYS IT WILLBE UP TO PARENTS TOCHOOSE WHAT THEYFEEL IS BEST FORTHEIR CHILD.THE PLAN WILL BEUNVEILEDWEDNESDAY AT APARENT MEETING...ANDREA TODORO."WE'LL GIVE THEMABOUT A WEEKS TOMULL IT ALL OVER.
IALSO ANTICIPATEDOING A QUESTION ANDANSWER PERIOD.FORPARENTS."A LITTLE MORE THAN500-STUDENTS AREENROLLED AT THESCHOOL...EILEEN BUCKLEY."WEST BUFFALOCHARTER HOSTS AVERY DIVERSEPOPULATION.
22LANGUAGES ARESPOKEN HERE, SOSCHOOL LEADERS ARETRYING TO TRANSLATETHOSE SAFETY RULES."===BUTT===ANDREA TODORO."WE'LL ALSO BEWORKING WITHCOMMUNITY LIAISONSTHAT WILL BEREACHING OUT TO OURFAMILIES ANDEXPLAINING WHAT THEPROCESS LOOKS LIKE."THE TASK FORCE ISCREATING A PLANBASED ON FAMILYSURVEYS ANDRECOMMENDATIONSFROM BOTH THESTATE EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT ANDHEALTHDEPARTMENTS.STUDENTS WOULD BEREQUIRED TO WEARFACE MASKS, BUT THESCHOOL IS TRYING TOCREATE ANNEXCLASSROOMS THATWOULD ALLOW SIXFEET OFDISTANCE...GIVINGSTUDENTS A CHANCETO REMOVE THEMASKS FOR A BIT...ANDREA TODORO.
"SOTHAT OURCHILDREN.IF THEYARE BACK INPERSON.THEY WILLBE SOCIALLY DISTANCEAND THEY WILL NOTHAVE TO WEAR THEIRMASKS ALL THE TIME."THE SCHOOL IS ALSOBUYING AN APP THATWILL ALLOW FAMILIESTO LOG IN THEIRCHILD'STEMPERATURE ANDANSWER AQUESTIONNAIRE.THE FIRST DAY OFSCHOOL AT WESTBUFFALO CHARTER ISSEPTEMBER 8TH.IN BUFFALO, EILEENBUCKLEY, 7 EWN.ALSO TONIGHT --