Hello Counselors,
When you have a moment, feel free to check out the amended referral for the DASA coordinator. As a friendly reminder, you would give out information on the DASA Coordinator anytime someone is calling about bullying or harassment in the schools.
DASA stands for the Dignity For All Students Act. 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.
The DASA Coordinator is responsible for investigating and addressing issues of harassment, or any situation that threatens the emotional or physical health or safety of any student, school employee, or any person who is lawfully on school property or at a school function. Please contact the DASA Coordinator for your school with any questions or concerns.
I have added a bit more information about the DASA coordinator to the referral description, and I have included a main phone number and email address for the Student Support Services of the NYS Department of Education. You can give out the email and phone number if the caller is not finding satisfaction with how the school is handling the caller’s report of bullying, harassment or discrimination.
Thank you,
Christine
