New York Education Law Section 10 - Legislative intent.

 10. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that students' ability
  to  learn and to meet high academic standards, and a school's ability to
  educate its students, are compromised by incidents of discrimination  or
  harassment  including  bullying,  taunting or intimidation. It is hereby
  declared to be the 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 a school's
  educational mission.

Last modified: February 3, 2019