EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
CERTIFICATION
I, Michael Buenzow, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form10-K/A of School Specialty, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| Date: May 19, 2020 | /s/ Michael Buenzow | |||
| Michael Buenzow | ||||
Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
