Students and parents rallied Thursday for teachers at City Honors School. With the decision of transferring teachers looming over them, they wanted to make sure they were being heard. Before the State of the City address, they called on Mayor Byron Brown for help.

"We are now reaching out to Mayor Brown, we urge you to use your power as mayor of the city to tell both sides to resolve this issue with the students’ best interests in mind, rather than their own. Mayor Brown, this is your city, your schools and your students. Please use your voice to fix this and stop the removal of teachers at City Honors on Tuesday, February 27th," one parent said.

Those protesting say the transfer of teachers would change students’ schedules and interrupt their curriculum.

"It would stress me out very much. I like the normality and getting to know a teacher, it would just put me back to square one to be able to not have that connection with my teachers anymore. It's just something that no one should have to go to in the middle of a school year, or at all," said Angelina Mistretta, an eighth grader at City Honors School.

After his State of the City address, Mayor Brown commented on the students’ and parents’ efforts and says he also hopes both the school district and teachers federation come up with a solution that works for everyone.

"I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors," he said.

A decision would have to be made before Tuesday or the transfer will move forward.