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Parents and students press Buffalo board on special‑education placements, immunizations and school food
Summary
Multiple parents and students used the Sept. 18 board meeting to press the Buffalo City School District on special‑education placement concerns and immunization compliance, and to praise improvements in school meals. Speakers asked for faster, better‑fitting placements for children with disabilities, a stakeholder committee on immunization impacts and greater emphasis on student voice in discipline.
Parents and students at the Buffalo City School District board meeting on Sept. 18 urged faster action on special‑education placements, raised concerns about potential near‑term student exclusions for immunization noncompliance, and highlighted improvements in school food.
Parent Carrie Webster told the board her son Aiden, who recently rejoined the district, is in a program she described as "not a good fit" and said he is regressing. "Everyone has a right to an education that fits their needs," Webster said, and she asked the board to "find the correct placement for my son sooner than later." The superintendent and staff told Webster they had already met with school leaders and would follow up; the superintendent said she…
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