Child Abuse Hotline
If you suspect a child is being abused or maltreated (neglected), report it by calling 1-800-342-3720, a toll-free 24-hour hotline operated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. If you believe a child is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local police department. Information about reporting child abuse and maltreatment (neglect) is available online at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/.
Code of Conduct
Review the district’s Code of Conduct.
District Reopening Plan
- Addition to Reopening Document
- Pandemic Plan & Attachments, January 2021
- Reopening Plan
- Reopening FAQs
- Elementary Reopening Plan – 2020
Districtwide School Safety Plan
Please click here to review the 2024-25 Districtwide School Safety Plan (posted July 12, 2024, for 30-day public comment period).
Professional Development Plan
Review the district’s Professional Development Plan.
DASA
In accordance with the Dignity for All Students Act, School District policy and practice must ensure that no student is subject to discrimination or harassment, based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity or sex by school employees or students on school property, on a school bus, or at a school function.
Under the Dignity Act, there are currently 11 protected classes, groups or characteristics. The Dignity Act prohibits any discrimination based on actual or perceived characteristics:
Race means a group of persons related by a common descent or heredity. For purposes of enumeration the U.S. Census Bureau uses terms such as: “White/Caucasian”, “Black/African American/African descent, “Asian”, “Biracial”, “Hispanics/Latinos” etc. to describe and classify the inhabitants of the United States.
Color means the term refers to the apparent pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication or possible indication of race.
Weight means aside from the obvious meaning in the physical sciences, the word is used in reference to a person’s “size”.
National Origin means a person’s country of birth or ancestor’s country of birth.
Ethnic Group means a group of people who identify with each other through a common heritage including language, culture, and often a shared or common religion and or ideology that stresses ancestry.
Religion means specific fundamental beliefs and practices generally agreed to by large numbers of the group or a body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices.
Religious Practice means a term including practices and observances such as attending worship services, wearing religious garb or symbols, praying at prescribed times, displaying religious objects, adhering to certain dietary rules, refraining from certain activities, proselytizing, etc.
Sex means the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. (MALE and FEMALE denote “sex”.)
Gender means the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women (MASCULINE and FEMININE denote “gender”.)
Sexual orientation means the sex to which a person is sexually attracted. Someone attracted primarily or exclusively to members of the opposite sex is characterized as straight or heterosexual. Someone attracted primarily or exclusively to members of the same sex is characterized as homosexual. A person with a strong or viable attraction to both genders is characterized as bisexual or pansexual.
Disability means any restriction or lack (due to any impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered typical.
Expectations for Students and Parents
It is the student’s responsibility to respect one another and treat others fairly in accordance with the District Code of Conduct and the provisions of the Dignity Act. To conduct themselves in a manner that fosters an environment that is free from intimidation, harassment, or discrimination. To report and encourage others, to report any incidents of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.
All parents are expected to teach their children respect and dignity for themselves, and other students regardless of actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, or sex, which will strengthen the child’s confidence and promote learning in accordance with the Dignity for All Students Act.
Expectations for Student Support Service Personnel, Teachers, Counselors and Other Staff
Report incidents of discrimination and harassment that are witnessed or otherwise brought to the staff member/teacher/counselor’s attention to the building administrator and/or Dignity Act Coordinator (DAC) in a timely manner.
Expectations for Principals
Follow up on any incidents of discrimination and harassment that are witnessed or otherwise brought to the principal’s attention in a timely manner in collaboration with the Dignity Act Coordinator (DAC).
Expectations of the Board of Education
Appoint a Dignity Act Coordinator in each school building. The Dignity Act Coordinator will be thoroughly trained to handle human relations in the areas of race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, and sex. The Dignity Act Coordinator will be accessible to students and other staff members for consultation and advice as needed on the Dignity Act.