Buffalo Teachers Federation calls for extension to submit school reopening plans

Buffalo Teachers Federation calls for extension to submit school reopening plans

AND WITH REOPENINGPLANS DUE IN LESSTHAN 24-HOURS ... THEBUFFALO TEACHERSFEDERATION IS ASKINGFOR MORE TIME -- ANDNOW, EVEN CALLINGFOR THE REMOVAL OFCERTAIN DISTRICTADMINISTRATORS.SO WHAT COULD THISMEAN FOR THEBUFFALO SCHOOLDISTRICT ANDTHOUSANDS OFFAMILIES?MADISON CARTER,GOING IN-DEPTH WITHTHIS STORY TONIGHT.THE BUFFALOTEACHERSFEDERATION ISBLOWING THEWHISTLE ON RE-OPENING PLANSSUBMIT BY BUFFALOSCHOOLS.THEY ARE DEVELOPINGA PLAN WITHOUT ANYREAL INPUTB-T-F PRESIDENT PHILRUMORE STARTEDTHE DAY BY SAYINGTHE DISTRICT NEEDSMORE TIME TO SUBMITA PLAN AND ENDED ITCALLING FOR DR.DARREN BROWNHALL'S REMOVALFROM LEADING THERE-OPENINGCOMMITTEE.THE BOTTOM LINE ISTHIS: THEY'VE HADSINCE MARCH ANDTHEY'VE DONENOTHING.IF WE'VE HAD SINCEMARCH I'M SURE MR.RUMORE HAS GREATSUGGESTIONS ANDGREAT INPUT THAT HE'SBEEN HOLDING ONTOSINCE MARCH THAT HECAN PROVIDE US THEN.BROWN-HALLRESPONDED TO THECALL FOR HISREMOVAL SAYING HEWILL CONTINUE HISWORK AS LONG AS HEHAS SUPPORT FROMSUPERINTENDENTKRINER CASH.HE ADDED -- THE PLANTHAT'S DUETOMORROW IS NOTTHE FINAL SAY ONWHAT REOPENINGWILL LOOK LIKE.WE WILL BE ADDINGMORE SPECIFICS TO ITHE SAYS THE DISTRICTHAS MORE QUESTIONSOF THE STATEINCLUDING HOW TOTRACK ANDBENCHMARK STUDENTPROGRESS IFWORKING FROM HOMEAND WHAT LEVEL OFSERVICE THE DISTRICTHAS TO PROVIDE IFPARENTS CHOOSE TOKEEP KIDS HOME.THAT'S WHY WE'REONLY SUBMITTING ALINK WITHASSURANCES TO THESTATE EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT SO THATWHEN WE REVISE OURPLAN THEY'RE NOTGETTING ACOMPLETELY NEWPLAN.THE DISTRICT SAID ITDOES NOT NEEDMORE TIME ANDPUBLIC PLANS WILL BEPOSTED TO ITSWEBSITE BYTOMORROW FORPARENTS TO VIEW ASIT IS CONTINUALLYUPDATED.RUMORE SAYS HE'SSKEPTICAL OF THEDISTRICT'S ABILITY TOSAFELY BRINGSTUDENTS BACK TOTHE CLASSROOM WITHWHAT HE'S SEEN SOFAR.YOU CAN MAKE UP FORAN EDUCATION THAT ACHILD'S LOST AS HARDAS IT MAY SEEM, BUTYOU CAN DO THAT.

YOUCAN'T BRINGSOMEBODY BACK TOLIFE.GOVERNOR CUOMOHAS SAID HE PLANS TOMAKE A DECISION ONWHAT SCHOOL WILLLOOK LIKE AS EARLYAS NEXT WEEK.MC 7EWN.