Michael Cornell | Audacy

Should Erie County school districts have a teacher residency requirement? "We have had good success getting teachers to come and work in Niagara Falls"

December 13, 2024
How much do school districts know about past incidents with students? WBEN was told a communication breakdown resulted in the principal at McKinley High School not being aware of the same students who were involved in a stabbing at Fountain Plaza this summer being in his school

September 13, 2024
Latest school shooting gives pause to start of new school year in Western New York "I've never been in favor of an outright cell phone ban for a lot of reasons, including what happened in Georgia"

September 5, 2024
School officials react to Hochul's consideration of statewide ban of smartphones in schools Local superintendents have mixed thoughts on cell phone banning, but are in agreeance that Hochul should leave the cell phone policy to the districts

June 27, 2024
Local school officials respond to proposed state legislation to curb addictive social media algorithms for kids New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to pass legislation that would prevent social media companies from promoting addictive social media content to minors

May 29, 2024
Hamburg School Board set to vote on 2024-25 budget on Tuesday "What we got from the state Friday night was, more-or-less, what we anticipated, and doesn't change the plan for us for next year" - Michael Cornell

April 23, 2024
Hamburg School Board pushes budget vote back The budget will need to be voted on by Tuesday, April 23

April 17, 2024
Students, faculty and parents protest in front of Hamburg High School before Tuesday's School Board meeting "It's time for you to step up and do your jobs, or step down and let us find someone who will clean up your mess"

April 10, 2024
WATCH: Hamburg students walk out in protest of faculty layoffs Several students from both Hamburg High School and Middle School took part in Thursday's planned walkout

March 14, 2024
Support comes in waves for soon-to-be laid off teachers at Hamburg School District Parents, students and faculty members packed Armor Elementary to show their support for the 20 staff members to be laid off at the end of the school year

March 13, 2024