Dignity for All Student Act (DASA)
Age Appropriate Summary of Code of Conduct (Board Policy #1030)
You should never feel that it is not safe for you to come to school and participate in all school activities. You should never be prevented from concentrating on your schoolwork because another student or a school staff member is teasing you, making fun of you, pushing you around, or threatening you in some way, because of your race, color, weight, national origin (where your family comes from), ethnic group, religion, religious practices, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex or any other reason.
You may not act toward another student in a way that reasonably might make them feel threatened or unsafe, or that might reasonably make them unable to concentrate on their school work, because of what you think about their race, color, weight, national origin (where their family comes from), ethnic group, religion, religious practices, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex or any other reason. It is against school rules for you to do this by your physical actions or by your verbal statements, including electronic messages.
New York Mills Union Free School District has designated our Dignity Act Coordinator as:
Mary Facci, Executive Principal K-12
Phone: (315) 768-8124
E-mail address: mfacci@newyorkmills.org
The Dignity Act Coordinator is trained in methods to respond to human relations in the areas of race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practices, disability, sexual orientation, gender, and sex. They are available to speak with any person who has witnessed possible discrimination, bullying, or harassment, or if that person has experienced discrimination, bullying, or harassment.
The form can be found using the following link: Dignity For All Students Reporting Form