http://wivb.com/2014/04/23/students-will-serve-salads-as-part-of-rally/ BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Before Wednesday night’s school board meeting, Buffalo students were out front of City Hall, serving up salads. The salads were served by students and parents to show that they want to add more healthy and fresh foods to school lunches, including salad bars in cafeterias. Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo Director Jessica Bauer Walker said, “We really want to see more fresh

It’s a school food fight of a different kind happening in Buffalo. Breakfast in the classroom is a program that ensures every child in a school has access to breakfast, no matter their income level. The Buffalo Teachers Federation has filed a grievance against the Buffalo Public School District claiming that serving breakfast in classrooms creates unsanitary conditions and contributes to teachers performing outside of their contract provisions. Statistics show – 82% of Buffal

“With all the problems we have, and some are very difficult and complex, providing kids gym class, giving them health education so they can make healthy choices; these are really easy, quick fixes.”- CHWNB Executive Director and District Parent Coordinating Council Health Chairperson Jessica Bauer Walker. The Buffalo School District admitting students don’t receive the state mandated 120 minutes of physical education each week. Today the District Parent Coordinating Council f

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BUFFALO, NY – Parents, teachers, and students from the Buffalo School District came together today for a student health rally outside of City Hall in downtown Buffalo. According to the Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo, sex education is major problem in Buffalo schools and student sexual health indicators are the poorest in New York State. Over 200 students became pregnant last year alone. In terms of physical education, Buffalo has high rates of childhood obesity an

Parent, students, and community health advocates need to keep the pressure on here…we’ll be doing a press conference on Wednesday 10/9 at 5pm and then going to the Buffalo Board of Education meeting after to tell the Buffalo Public Schools to get in compliance with state laws as they relate to health education and physical education. As CHW’s, we continue to stand up for the health and well-being of our children, even when it is hard to do so, or those in charge don’t like wh

By Sandra Tan | News Staff Reporter BUFFALO, NY – Parents, teachers, and students from the Buffalo School District came together today for a student health rally outside of City Hall in downtown Buffalo. According to the Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo, sex education is major problem in Buffalo schools and student sexual health indicators are the poorest in New York State. Over 200 students became pregnant last year alone. In terms of physical education, Buffalo ha