The Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act) seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.

In July 2012, New York State leaders implemented the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), which reads:  

It is hereby declared to be a policy of the State to afford all students in public schools an environment free of discrimination and harassment. The purpose of this article is to foster civility in public schools and to prevent and prohibit conduct which is inconsistent with the school’s educational mission.

No student shall be subjected to harassment by school employees or students on school property or at a school function; nor shall any student be subjected to discrimination based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.

The Cortland Enlarged School District is committed to creating safe and caring learning environments, where ALL students can succeed.

 

Dignity Act Coordinators
Barry Primary Phyllis Klumpp, Principal (607) 758-4150 pklumpp@cortlandschools.org	Smith Intermediate Jennifer Block, Principal (607) 758-4180 jblock@cortlandschools.org	Randall Middle Juliann Quinn, Principal (607) 758-4170 jquinn@cortlandschools.org
Junior High John Zarcone, Principal (607) 758-4110 jzarcone@cortlandschools.org	High School Janesa Cornish, Principal (607) 758-4110 jcornish@cortlandschools.org	High School , Assistant Principal (607) 758-4110 @cortlandschools.org
Athletics Tiffany Beam, Director of Athletics and PE (607) 758-4110 tbeam@cortlandschools.org	District Joseph Mack, Director of Pupil and Personnel (607) 758-4100 jcmack@cortlandschools.org	District Robert Edwards, Superintendent (607) 758-4100 redwards@cortlandschools.org

 

Resources and Reporting
Cyberbullying	Dignity Act Brochure	District Policy
Tip Line (online)	Reporting Form (paper)