Buffalo Schools Revise Proposed Closure Plan After Community Feedback
Buffalo Public Schools is revising its proposed school closure plan based on community feedback. Key adjustments include relocating the merger of Leonardo da Vinci High School and Research Laboratory High School to East Community High School, assigning Buffalo Rising Academy…
Buffalo, NY, October 14, 2026 —
Buffalo Public Schools is revising its proposed school closure plan in response to community feedback, with changes affecting the proposed placement of several schools and transfer options for students at PS 33 Bilingual Center.
Under the revisions, the proposed merger of Leonardo da Vinci High School and Research Laboratory High School would be relocated to East Community High School. Buffalo Rising Academy and the Career Collegiate Institute would be assigned to Riverside Academy.
The district also plans to add more transfer options for students at PS 33 Bilingual Center. The available information does not specify what those additional options would be or which students would qualify.
The changes are described as revisions to a proposed plan. The information provided does not say whether the revised plan has been approved, when any changes would take effect, or what other parts of the closure proposal may be altered. It also does not provide details about the community feedback that prompted the adjustments.
The district’s announced revisions therefore identify several proposed school placements and an expanded set of transfer options, but leave the plan’s timeline and final status unspecified.
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