🌱 Schools Pilot "Test To Stay" Policy + Lackawanna Teen Missing

Buffalo NY

10 January, 2022

3:09 PM

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Hey, people of Buffalo! It's me again, Sean Peek, your host of the Buffalo Daily. First, today's weather: Bitterly cold. High: 20 Low: 18. Here are the top 3 stories in Buffalo today: Erie County schools have begun to roll out a new COVID policy aimed at keeping kids in school. The Test to Stay policy is designed to allow children, who would otherwise be subject to quarantine following an in-school COVID exposure, to continue attending classes as long as they remain symptom-free. The county first ran Test to Stay as a pilot program last month in the Grand Island Central School District, and it was hailed as a success. (WBFO)A local artist has been commissioned to design a statue for Forest Lawn Cemetery honoring the late Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm, who is buried at the cemetery's Birchwood Mausoleum, made history as the first Black woman to serve in the United States Congress and run for president. The artist selected for the project is Julia Bottoms, a Buffalo native who is currently an artist-in-residence at Albright-Knox Northland. (WKBW-TV)Police are asking for help looking for a missing 17-year-old boy from Lackawanna. Derrion Gray was last seen on Nov. 3 wearing a gray polo shirt and gray sweatpants. According to the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, Gray might be with a male companion. Anyone with information about Gray's whereabouts is asked to call the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543. (WGRZ.com) Today in Buffalo: Trivia Tuesday At De Veaux Woods State Park (6:00 PM) From my notebook: Betty White was a lifelong animal lover and advocate. Help Buffalo's homeless pets and give Betty White the 100th birthday tribute she would have loved by donating $5 to the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter on or before Jan. 17. (Facebook) Did you know that the Buffalo Museum of Science offers behind-the-scenes tours for adults ages 18 and up? Registration is now open for the Feb. 2 tour, Geology Rocks! Tours are limited to 10 or fewer people and run approximately two hours in length. (Instagram) The Buffalo History Museum Lecture Series continues this Wednesday, Jan. 12, with "Notes on the Niagara Movement" featuring Dr. Steve Peraza from Buffalo State. The program starts at 6 p.m. and admission is Pay What You Wish! (Instagram) Loving the Buffalo Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! See you tomorrow for your next update. — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.