• New Hartford Central School District

    Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

    Harassment and Discrimination Is Prohibited At School

     

    Attention Parents & Students:

     

    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 actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin (where your family comes from), ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression), or sex, or for any other reason.

     

    You may not act toward another student in a way that might reasonably make them feel threatened or unsafe, or that might reasonably make them unable to concentrate on their schoolwork because of what you might think about their race, color, weight, national origin (where their family comes from), ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression), or sex, or for any other reason. It is against school rules for any student or staff member to do this by physical actions or by verbal statements, including electronic messages (Cyber Bullying). This kind of conduct (behavior) is prohibited on school property, on school buses, and at all school-sponsored events.

     

    What are Public Schools Required to Do When Students with Disabilities Are Bullied? Please read the US Department of Education Parent Fact Sheet

     

    You should report acts of bullying, discrimination, harassment and other inappropriate actions that harm others to your Dignity Act Coordinator. In elementary schools, your Principal serves as The Dignity Act Coordinator. In junior high or high school, your Dean of Students serves as The Dignity Act Coordinator. Contact information is as follows:

     

    Bradley Elementary School

    Mr. James Davis, Principal/Dignity Act Coordinator

    33 Oxford Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone: 315-624-1208

     

    Ms. Kathryn Kasky, Social Worker/Dignity Act Coordinator

    33 Oxford Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone:  315-624-1009

     

    Hughes Elementary School

    Michele Pilla, Principal/Dignity Act Coordinator

    340 Higby Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone:  315-738-9350

     

    Ms. Hannah Mickle, Social Worker/Dignity Act Coordinator

    340 Higby Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone:  315- 794-5958

     

    Myles Elementary School

    Ms. Stacy Pekala, Principal/Dignity Act Coordinator

    100 Clinton Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone: 315-738-1102

     

    Nicole Kaminski, Social Worker/ Dignity Act Coordinator

    100 Clinton Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone: 315-738-9600

     

    Perry Junior High School

    Mr. Brian Rio, Dean of Students/Dignity Act Coordinator

    9499 Weston Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone: 315-738-1302

     

    Ms. Krista Circelli-Smith, Social Worker/Dignity Act Coordinator

    9499 Weston Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone:  315-738-1309

     

    New Hartford Senior High School

    Mr. Matt Romanow, Dean of Students/Dignity Act Coordinator

    33 Oxford Road

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone: 315-624-1247

     

    Ms. Tricia Hoyer, Social Worker/Dignity Act Coordinator

    33 Oxford Rad

    New Hartford, NY 13413

    Phone:  315-624-1227