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The Dignity for All Students Act was signed into New York State law in 2010 and has been in effect since 2012. The aim is to provide a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying in elementary and secondary schools.
Elementary School DASA coordinator: Dana Kamer (dkamer@duanesburg.org)
Jr/Sr High School/District DASA coordinator: Kendra Shedina (kshedina@duanesburg.org)
Harassment and bullying mean the creation of a hostile environment by conduct or by threats, intimidation, or abuse, including cyberbullying. The effect of harassment interferes with a student's educational performance, emotional or physical well-being, or potential to cause a student to fear for their safety. It can occur on-campus or off-campus and creates (or would potentially create) a substantial disruption within the school environment.
The harassing behavior may be based on any characteristic, including but not limited to a person’s actual or perceived:
Race
Color
National Origin
Religious Practice
Disability
Sex
Sexual Orientation
Weight
Ethnic Group
Gender (including gender identity and expression)
Bullying is an abuse of power. It can be an imbalance of power; students use their power (like physical strength and popularity) to control or harm others. It is also repetitive. Bullying occurs more than once or has the potential to happen more than once.
Bullying can include: threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.
Verbal bullying: teasing, name-calling, taunting, and threatening to cause harm.
Social bullying: spreading rumors about someone, telling other children not to be friends with someone, and embarrassing someone in public.
Physical bullying: hitting/kicking, spitting, tripping/pushing, and taking or breaking someone's things.
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For more information about the Dignity for All Students Act, please visit NYSED's website.
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