An FBI agent in tactical gear closes the door of an armored vehicle after a shooting/stabbing attack at McKinley High School on Feb. 9. The school is returning to in-school classes for all students on Monday, the first time in nearly a month.
McKinley High School Principal Moustafa Khalil seemed taken off-guard by the Buffalo Public Schools' sudden decision to return to in-school classes for all students Monday.
Security guards and administrators will be strategically placed, and Peacemakers will be stationed at the front corners of the building, helping students with safe passage, said McKinley Principal Moustafa Khalil.
"Common sense would dictate that the administration of the school would make sure that this child had safe passage from school at the end of the day, and they neglected to do that,"  said John V. Elmore, attorney for Aurielle Austin, Sirgio Jeter's mother.
The annual number of shooting victims in Buffalo who are younger than 18 has grown from 13 to 23 over the last three years, according to Buffalo Police Department data.
A 17-year-old Buffalo youth charged in connection with a Feb. 9 assault outside McKinley High School was arraigned Monday on one count of second-degree attempted murder and one count of first-degree assault
An FBI agent in tactical gear closes the door of an armored vehicle after a shooting/stabbing attack at McKinley High School on Feb. 9. The school is returning to in-school classes for all students on Monday, the first time in nearly a month.
