Parent Says Violence Is Common At One Buffalo High School

A parent says videos show that violence is commonplace at one notorious high school in Buffalo. A mother sent videos to WKBW Channel 7 purportedly showing fighting happening inside the hallways of a Buffalo High School that is no stranger to violence.

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The parent wants the Buffalo Public School District to address the violence. One of the videos is from a fight that happened last Friday, March 15, 2024.

Credit: WKBW TV | Buffalo, NY via Youtube

The videos were sent to WKBW by the mom who says her daughter is fearful of going to school. McKinley is no stranger to violent episodes. There have been ongoing issues there for years.

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Dr. Tonja M. Williams, Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools, responded to the parent writing in part,

"I want to thank you for sharing a heartfelt email with me, along with the attached documents. I will share that developing a positive and effective culture in a large urban high school is one that is extremely challenging and one that takes the support of a total team, including parents and community partners; this would be during the best of times."

"In this post-Covid era, across the nation, students and staff are continuing to experience the effects of trauma, isolation, and grief. We have all been through a lot. We are seeing a huge increase in mental health diagnosis, more demonstrated aggressive behaviors, financial uncertainty, and anger like we have never seen before along with the influx of the social media era that we are all trying to navigate. Yes, these are difficult times..."

You can read the rest of the Superintendent's response here.

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