BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Public Schools superintendent discussed a reopening plan Wednesday evening, while expressing concern with the spike in local COVID-19 cases.
BPS students have been learning remotely since September, and students have not been inside school buildings for class since March.
Dr. Kriner Cash had administrators in every school developed a plan to reopen. Details are still in the works, especially given the district's budget.
"It's important to note that in order to effectively implement these plans, there's quite a bit of need that each school has that costs money, that costs a lot of money," Dr. Cash said. "And that wasn't always, certainly wasn't anticipated all of it pre-COVID and even during COVID."
It doesn’t appear everyone will return at the same time; it will likely be a phased-in approach. Phase 1 could result in 100 people returning to school first.
During the meeting, a plan for Highgate Heights School was discussed. The initial plan was to return approximately 60 students, many of whom have special needs, and 57 staff members would also return.