Canceling of Activities After School Stirs Outcry ; Children Sent Home; Parents Didn't Know

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Tuesday's snow cancellation of after-school activities for Williamsville Central School District students led to anxious moments for parents of children who were bused home -- without their parents' knowledge or anyone to greet them at bus stops.

Hundreds of working parents in the district have elementary or middle school children who attend the Just for Kids after-school program. Many complained to school and program officials this week that they didn't know after-school programs were canceled and their children were being sent home until it was too late. Some feared their children had been abandoned in their neighborhoods.

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Canceling of Activities After School Stirs Outcry ; Children Sent Home; Parents Didn't Know

They also criticized the district for waiting too long to make the call to cancel all after-school activities and complained that neith...

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