New York Education Law Article 2 - DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS

• 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...
• 11 - Definitions.
  For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "School property" shall mean in or within any building, structure,...
• 12 - Discrimination and Harassment Prohibited.
  1. No student shall be subjected to harassment or bullying by employees or students on school property or at a school function; nor shall any...
• 13 - Policies and Guidelines.
  The board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district shall create policies, procedures and guidelines that shall include, but not...
• 14 - Commissioner's Responsibilities.
  The commissioner shall: 1. Provide direction, which may include development of model policies and, to the extent possible, direct services, to school districts related to...
• 15 - Reporting by Commissioner.
  The commissioner shall create a procedure under which material incidents of harassment, bullying and discrimination on school grounds or at a school function are reported...
• 16 - Protection of People Who Report Harassment, Bullying or Discrimination.
  Any person having reasonable cause to suspect that a student has been subjected to harassment, bullying or discrimination, by an employee or student, on school...
• 17 - Application.
  Nothing in this article shall: 1. Apply to private, religious or denominational educational institutions; or 2. Preclude or limit any right or cause of action...
• 18 - Severability and Construction.
  The provisions of this article shall be severable, and if any court of competent jurisdiction declares any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this article...

Last modified: February 3, 2019