JFK High School students voice frustration because they can't get to their lockers

High school seniors are having a tough time.

Learning from home can be hard and it's been even harder for students at John F.

Kennedy High School in Cheektowaga.

COVID-19 HAS LEFTSOME LOCALSTUDENTS "LOCKED"OUT FROM THINGSTHEY NEED ..GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN.."THE NEW YORKPAUSE" ABRUPTLYENDED SCHOOL FORSTUDENTS ACROSSTHE STATE...LEAVINGLOCKERS FILLED WITHSCHOOL SUPPLIES,BOOKS ANDMEMORIES...AND NOW... AS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS EXPLAINS...SOME OF THOSESTUDENTSDESPERATELY NEEDTHEIR STUFFSTUDENTS AT JFK:03:11:43STUDENTS AT JFKHIGH VOICEFRUSTRATIONSABRINA WELKER, JFKHIGH SCHOOL SENIORSTUDENTS AT JFKHIGH VOICEFRUSTRATIONMACKENNAH STRUWE,JFK HIGH SCHOOLSENIORSTUDENTS AT JFKHIGH VOICEFRUSTRATIONJAMIE KLODZINSKI,SABRINA'S MOTHERSTUDENTS AT JFKHIGH VOICEFRUSTRATIONTRT: 2:02OUTCUE = STANDARDSCRIPT:HIGH SCHOOLSENIORS ARE GOINGTHROUGH A DIFFICULTTIME.SABRINA "IT HAS BEENTOUGH.

I'VE CRIED ACOUPLE OF NIGHTS I'MNOT GONNA LIE.

YOUSPEND 14 YEARS INSCHOOL DREAMINGABOUT A PROM ANDGRADUATION.":08MACKENNAH"EVERYTHING WE'VESPENT THE LAST 12-13YEARS ON IS GONE.":06ON TOP OF THAT, IT'SAP TESTING TIME FORSABRINA WELKER ANDMACKENNAH STRUWE.SABRINA "I'M IN APCALC AND THE EXAMIS ONLINE.

IT'S REALLYIMPORTANT FOR METO PASS THAT EXAMBECAUSE IT'S ONELESS CLASS I WOULDHAVE TO PAY FOR INCOLLEGE." :10WELKER SAYS SHEFEELS NERVOUSABOUT THE EXAM..

IT'SOPEN BOOK, BUT ALLOF HER NOTES ARE INHER LOCKER ATSCHOOL.SABRINA "NOBODYTOLD US TO TAKEANYTHING HOMEBECAUSE THEY DIDN'TTHINK THIS WASGONNA HAPPEN." :05JAMIE "THESE KIDSARE STRUGGLING ANDTEACHERS ARETELLING THEM, REFERTO YOUR NOTES,REFER TO THIS, WELLNONE OF THEM HAVEIT." :07SABRINA "WE'RE ABLETO PICK UP OURSCHOOL WORK, BUTWE'RE NOT ABLE TOPICK UP OURSTUFF.":03THEY HAVEN'T BEENINSIDE SINCE MARCH13TH..WHEN STRUWESTOPPED BY TO PICKUP SCHOOL WORK,SHE ASKED TO GO TOINSIDE.MACKENNAH "I WASLIKE, CAN I GET MYSTUFF FROM MYLOCKER AND THEYSAID NO, WE'RE NOTALLOWED TO GO." :04SEVERAL PARENTSTOOK TO FACEBOOKTO VOICE THEIRCONCERNS.JAMIE "I CALLED THESCHOOL TWICE, HAVENOT GOTTEN ANYRETURNED PHONECALLS.

I CALLED THEHIGH SCHOOL ANDTHE MIDDLE SCHOOL.":05ANOTHER PARENTEMAILED THECHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN SCHOOLDISTRICTSUPERINTENDENT.THESE PARENTS HADNOT HEARD BACK,UNTIL WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON.JAMIE "WE RECEIVED AROBO CALL FROM THESCHOOL SAYING THATTHEY HAVE BEENPREPARING TO SET UPA PLAN SO STUDENTSCAN GET THEIRBELONGINGS." :11ACCORDING TOSUPERINTENDENTANDREA GALENSKI,STUDENTS WILL BEABLE TO GET THETHINGS THEY NEED ASSOON AS THIS WEEK.SABRINA "I'M FINALLYGLAD THAT WE WEREABLE TO GETEVERYTHING WE NEEDFOR OUR EXAMS." :04GALENSKI SAYS SHERECOGNIZES THEFRUSTRATION ANDSHE KEPT THEBUILDING CLOSED TOFOLLOW STATEGUIDELINES.SHE SAYS HEALTH ANDSAFETY IS A TOPPRIORITY ANDPARENTS CAN EMAILTHE PRINCIPAL WHOWILL SET UP A SAFEWAY FOR STUDENTSTO GET THE THINGSTHEY NEED.SABRINA "IAPPRECIATE ALL THEEFFORT THEY'VE BEENDOING TO KEEPEVERYTHING SAFE,BUT ALSO, I WOULDREALLY LIKE TO GETMY SCHOOL WORK, MYBOOKS, TO GIVE METHE FULL CAPACITY TOBE SUCCESSFUL." :10IN CHEEKTOWAGA,TAYLOR EPPS, 7EW