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Crowd gathers as Buffalo School Board considers fate of low-performing schools

Mike Desmond/WBFO News

The Buffalo School Board heard from a large crowd of parents, teachers and others Wednesday night as school board members consider plans for four low-performing schools. The four schools are Bennett, Lafayette and East high schools and Martin Luther King Jr. elementary school.

Board members are considering whether to adopt plans developed by each school or turn the buildings over to charter schools.

The School Board is expected to vote on the issue Friday.