Parents want answers on the rest of school year

Parents want answers on the rest of school year

BROWN COULDN'TNAME ALL OF THEDEPARTMENTS THATMIGHT BE IMPACTEDBECAUSE OF ALL THEAPPROVALS THATWOULD BENECESSARY TOIMPLEMENT THISPROPOSAL.

BUT HEPOINTED TO THE 3-1-1CALL CENTER AND THECITY'S EMPLOYMENTCOUNSELORS ASSERVICES THATCOULD BE REMOTE TOHELP THE CITY 'S GOALOF A CARBONFOOTPRINTREDUCTION.IT COULD CREATE ADYNAMIC WHEREFEWER PEOPLE WOULDBE COMING TO CITYHALL EVERY WEEK -THERE'D BE LESS CARSON THE ROAD, THERE'DBE LESS ENERGYUSAGE FOR HEAT, FORELECTRIC, THERE'D BELESS WASTE BEINGCREATED, LESS PAPERTHAT WOULD HAVE TOBE RECYCLED AND FORTHOSE THAT HAVEBEEN CONCERNEDABOUT PARKING INDOWNTOWN MOREPARKING AVAILABILITY.WE REACHED OUT TOSOME OTHER TOPEMPLOYERS IN THEREGION LIKE ERIECOUNTY AND THEUNIVERSITY ATBUFFALO.A COUNTYSPOKESPERSON SAIDIT'S STILL EARLY BUTTHERE WILLDEFINITELY BE A "NEWNORMAL" WHEN THEPAUSE ORDER ISLIFTED.A REP FOR THESCHOOL SAID SIMILARDISCUSSIONS AREBEING HAD AT BOTHTHE LOCAL LEVEL ANDTHROUGHOUT THESUNY SYSTEM FORRESTARTINGOPERATIONS IN THEFALL.IN BUFFALO, MC,7EWN.I'M A PARENT AND I'MALSO REACHING OUTFOR RESOURCES."WITH THE REBOUNDBUFFALO -- WE'REALSO HELPING YOUMANAGE THEPRESSURE OF THISPANDEMIC.TONIGHT WE ARELOOKING AT YOUSCHOOL PARENTS.HOW ARE YOUHOLDING UP?WILL SCHOOLRESUME?

OR IS ITDONE FOR THE YEAR?7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY HASMORE ON A DECISIONTHAT CAN'T COMESOON ENOUGH.WHAT'S HE POINT OFBRINGING THEM BACKAND PUTTING THEM ATRISK."AS OF RIGHT NOW --SCHOOLS ARE TOREMAIN CLOSED UNTILMAY 15TH...ANDGOVERNOR CUOMOHASN'T GIVEN ANYINDICATION THEY WILLREOPEN AT ALL THISSCHOOL YEAR.MAGGIE VAN CURANAND DEBBRA HADDENARE PARENTS OF HIGHSCHOOLERS ATKENMORE WEST HIGHSCHOOL AND NORTHTONAWANDA HIGHSCHOOL.THEY ARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ANDKNOW FIRST HANDHOW DANGEROUSCOVID-19 IS...DEBBRA & MAGGIE:"HOW CAN WE SENDOUR CHILDREN BACKTO A SCHOOL WHERETHERE IS NO SOCIALDISTANCING - YOUCAN'T SCRUB AFTEREVER KIDS BEEN IN THECLASSROOM."BUT OTHER PARENTSWHO RELY ON SPECIALEDUCATION SAYTHEY'RE STRUGGLINGAT WITH HOMESCHOOLING...KRISTY SILOWSKI.

"HE'SBEEN HAVING A REALLYROUGH TIME - THERE'SA LOT OF MELTDOWNS."KRISTY SILWOWSKI OFNIAGARA FALLS SAYSHER 7-YEAR-OLD SONWITH SPECIAL NEEDSATTENDS THE NORTHTONAWANDALEARNING CENTERAND IS REGRESSING INHISBEHAVIOR...NORMALLYTHEY'RE ONLY OFFFOR TWO-WEEKS AT ATIME...KRISTY SILWOWSKI."OUR KIDS - THATSCHOOL.IT'S MORETHAN JUST ACADEMICS- IT'STHERAPIES.SOCIALSKILLS.-AND SO THEYCAN'T JUST GO UNTILSEPTEMBER WITH NOSCHOOL."WESTERN NEW YORK -STATE REGENTCATHERINE COLLINSOF BUFFALO SAYSSCHOOLS SHOULDREMAIN CLOSED...CATHERINE COLLINS.

"ITHINK THE SCHOOLSSHOULD STAY CLOSEDUNTIL - WE'RE SURE WEHAVE THIS VIRUSUNDER CONTROL."BUT COLLINS SAYSTHE DECISION TOREOPEN OR END THESCHOOL YEAR MUSTULTIMATELY COMEFROM GOV.

CUOMO.CATHERINE COLLINS."HE'S MADE SOMEREALLY GOODDECISIONS ON HOW TOLOCK DOWN THISSTATE.

THIS IS A HUGESTATE WITH A LOT OFPEOPLE IN IT."===BUTT==="IF YOU COULD TALK TOTHE GOVERNOR ANDASK HIM THATQUESTION - WHATWOULD YOU ASK HIM -WHAT WOULD YOU SAYTO HIM RIGHT NOW?"OH WOW - DON'T PUTOUR CHILDREN AT RISKBECAUSE IT ALSO PUTSALL OF US AT RISK ANDLET'S JUST CLOSE THESCHOOLS - LET'S BEDONE WITH ITEVERYBODY IS AT THESAME LEVELS RIGHTNOW - ALL THE SCHOOLCLOSED - PICK UPWHERE WHERE LEFTOFF."IN BUFFALO, EILEENBUCKLEY, 7EWN.YOU CAN CONNECTWITH THE REBOUNDBUFFALO RIGHT NOWAN WKBW-DOT-COM.THAT'S WHERE YOU'LLFIND STORIES TO HELPYOU AND YOUR FAMILYGET BACK TO WORK,MA