Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Given the stakes that come with any vote by the Buffalo Board of Education, board members are leaning towards postponing any action that may result in the closing of eight schools and reducing the teaching staff by 73 positions.
In order to give the impacted students and their families ample time to adjust for any shift in the school they attend, interim Superintendent Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock wants the board to cast their votes at a scheduled Oct. 21 meeting.
The possible school closings and mergers are needed as the district is facing a projected $60 million budget deficit…