Buffalo teachers discuss reopening options
NOW... A SELECTSAMPLING OFBUFFALO TEACHERSARE VOICING THEIRCONCERNS ABOUTTHE CITY'S PLANS TOREOPEN PUBLICSCHOOLS ONSEPTEMBER 8TH...7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER HAS BEENFOLLOWING TODAY'SEXCHANGE..SHE'S LIVE OUTSIDEHUTCH TECH...WELL THE MEETING ISSTILL GOING ONIT'S BEEN GOING ONONLINE HERE ONFACEBOOK LIVE FOROVER AN HOURAND WE'RE LEARNINGMORE ABOUT THEBUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOLSREOPENING PLAN -THIS MEETING WASHELD ON ZOOM BUTCAPPED AT 100TEACHERS WHOCOULD ASKQUESTIONSSO MANY SHOWED UPON THE FACEBOOKLIVE AND LEFT OVER1700 COMMENTS ANDCOUNTING WITHCONCERNSQUESTIONS ANDCOMMENTS.IT'S STILL UNCLEARWHAT MODEL BPSWILL BE GOING WITHBUT SOME OF THEOPTIONS ARE GROUPA AND BTWO DAY A WEEK INPERSON LEARNINGAND REMOTELEARNING THE RESTOF THE TIME WITHWEDNESDAY ASCHOOL CLEANINGDAYSOME TEACHERS DOSTILL HAVE SOMECONCERNS ABOUTCOMING INTO THEBUILDING-AFTERBEING HOME ANDQUARANTINING FORSO LONG."TEACHERS SHARINGCLASSROOM SPACE..HOW ARE WECLEANING BEFOREPERIODS AN"TEACHERS SHARINGCLASSROOM SPACE..HOW ARECLEANING BEFOREPERIODS ANDBETWEEN GROUPS OFKIDS.?
I KNOW SHARINGSPACE IS NOTRECOMMENDED.
THEREARE ITEMS LIKE WIPESTHAT WE HAVE... THATMIGHT BE SOMETHINGTHAT WE DOTHE BUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICTSAYS MASKS MUST BEWORN IN THE SCHOOLAT ALL TIMESTHERE WILL BE MASKBREAKS FORSTUDENTSALL WATER FOUNTAINSWILL BE REPLACEDWITH BOTTLE FILLERSTEMPERATURECHECKS WILL BEREGULARBUT STUDENTS ANDSTAFF ARE NOTREQUIRED TO TAKE ACOVID TEST.BUT WITH THE FIRSTDAY FOR TEACHERSSEPTEMBER 1,DISTRICT NOW HASLESS TWO WEEKSFROM TODAYTO DECIDE ON THESCHOOL MODELBUFFALO TEACHERSFEDERATIONPRESIDENT PHILRUMORE SENT ASTATEMENT CALLINGON THE GOVERNORAND THE NYS HEALTHDEPARTMENT TOADVISE THE DISTRICTTHAT THIS IS NOT A ALLTEACHER MEETINGAND A VIOLATION OFTHE GOVERNORS REOPENING GUIDELINESFOR SCHOOLS WHICHREQUIRE ALLTEACHERS MEETINGAT LEAST ONCE.IN THE SOUTHTOWNS...THE HAMBURGCENTRAL SCHOOLAT LEAST ONCE.