Dignity for All Students Act

In July 2010, the Dignity for all Students Act- or DASA- was established to promote a safe and supportive learning environment in all public and charter schools, free from harassment and discrimination from students and adults.  The Dignity Act (Education Law S11 [7]) defines harassment as the creation of a hostile environment by conduct or by verbal threats, intimidation or abuse that has or would have the effect of unreasonably and substantially interfering with a student's educational performance, opportunities or benefits, or mental, emotional or physical well-being; or conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse that reasonably causes or would reasonably be expected to cause a student to fear for his or her physical safety. Such conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse, includes, but is not limited to conduct, verbal threats, intimidation.

 

Examples of bullying include, but are not limited to:

• Verbal: Name-calling, teasing, sexual comments, taunting and threatening to cause harm
• Social: Spreading rumors about someone, excluding others on purpose, telling other children not to be friends with someone and embarrassing someone in public.
• Physical: Hitting, punching, shoving, kicking, pinching, spitting, tripping, pushing, taking or breaking someone's property and making mean or rude hand gestures.

If you or someone you know is being bullied, harassed and/or discriminated against, contact the building Dignity Act Coordinators located below.  In addition, you may also complete this form. Once completed you can return to Ms. Cordero via email at acordero@frankfort-schuyler.org or via mail to 605 Palmer Street, Frankfort, NY 13340 for Junior/Senior High and Mrs. Taylor via email at mtaylor@frankfort-schuyler.org or via mail to 610 Reese Road Frankfort, NY 13340

 

For additional information, please review Policy 1012- Code of Conduct and Policy 0011-0 Equal Opportunity and Non Discrimination. These policies can are located under the Board Policies.