For The Sake Of The Children

We the undersigned, call on the Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF), its officers and members to immediately accept the single payer health insurance plan proposed by the Buffalo Board of Education. Covered employees will not lose a single penny or an ounce of coverage with this plan, yet it will save the Buffalo City School District millions of dollars. With 75\% of 8th grade graduates not prepared for 9th grade and 60\% of 4th grade students not prepared for 5th grade, the time, energy and resources of the District and the BTF must be focused on turning this travesty around, not for the sake of negotiations.for the sake of our children.