Deadline for schools to release re-open plan is Friday

Some WNY schools have already release their plans.

THE BUFFALOTEACHERSFEDERATION IS ASKINGTHE STATE TO GIVESCHOOL DISTRICTSMORE TIME TO SUBMITTHEIR RE-OPENINGPLANS.RIGHT NOW THEDEADLINE TO GETTHOSE TO THE STATEIS FRIDAY.AS JEFF RUSACKREPORTS -- GETTINGYOUR CHILDRENSAFELY BACK TOSCHOOL IS NOT AONE-SIZE-FITS-ALLAPPROACH.WHAT GOING TOHAPPEN TO MY KIDTHIS FALL?IT'S A BIG QUESTION.ONE YOUR SCHOOLDISTRICT IS WORKINGTO ANSWER.THE DEADLINE FORSCHOOLS TO SUBMIT APLAN TO THE STATE ISFRIDAY.SOME DISTRICTS INWESTERN NEW YORKHAVE ALREADYRELEASED THEIRPLANS.TAKE LAKESHORECENTRAL.THEY'LL BE DOING AHYBRID MODEL.STUDENTS WILL GO TOSCHOOL TWO DAYS AWEEKAND LEARNREMOTELY.A LOT OF SCHOOLSWILL HAVE A SIMILARSET UP.LIKE THE NORTHTONAWANDA SCHOOLDISTRICT.THEIRSUPERINTEDENTTAKING TO FACEBOOKLIVE TODAY TOANSWER PARENTQUESTIONS.SOT.THERE IS A BIGLEARNING CURVEHERE.

AND TO JUSTSAY EVERYONE COMEBACK AND SAY WE'REJUST GOING TO TRY IT.IS NOT A VERY SAFE ORSOUND PLAN.THESE SCHOOL RE-OPEN PLANS DON'TMEAN SCHOOLS HAVETO CHOOSE WHETHEROR NOT THEY WILLFULLY OPEN, REMAINWITH REMOTECLASSES... ORHYBRID OF THE TWO.DISTRICTS LIKEORCHARD PARK ANDLANCASTER AREMAKING PLANS FORALL THREE.SOME DISTRICTS ARESTILL TRYING TOGAUGE WHAT WILLWORK THE SAFETY OFTHEIR STUDENTS ANDWHAT IS VIABLE FORPARENTS.THE CHEEKTOWAGASCHOOL DISTRICT ISHAVING PARENTS FILLOUT THIS SURVEY... ITINCLUDES QUESTIONSOF HOW WELLREMOTE LEARNINGWENT IN THE SPRING.NORTH TONAWANDAPROVIDED A SIMILARSURVEY..UPWARDS OF AQUARTER OF PARENSAID THEY WOULDN'TSEND THEIRSTUDENTS BACK UNTILTHERE IS A COVID-19VACCINE.PLANS ARE VERYMUCH IN THE WORKSAS TO WHAT WILLHAPPEN FORSCHOOLS REOPEING.IT ULTIMATELY COMESDOWN YOUR DISTRICTTO SEE HOW RE-OPENING WILL WORK.JEFF RUSACK