The workshop provides an overview of the DOE policies related to New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act, with a focus on Chancellor’s Regulations A-832-Student to Student Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation, and/or Bullying and A-831-Student to Student Sexual Harassment as well as the Staff to Student Discrimination and Sexual Harassment components of Chancellor’s Regulation A-830. Participants will also learn about the protected classifications for students and staff, their reporting responsibilities and under what circumstances off-school premises behavior is covered under Chancellor’s Regulations.

These guidance documents were issued by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. This 2001 Sexual Harassment Guidance reaffirms the compliance standards that OCR applies in investigations and administrative enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 regarding sexual harassment. The guidance provides the principles that a school should use to recognize and effectively respond to sexual harassment of students in its program as a condition of receiving Federal financial assistance. This 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence explains that the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 cover sexual violence and reminds schools of their responsibilities to take immediate and effective steps to respond to sexual violence in accordance with the requirements of Title IX. This 2013 Dear Colleague Letter on Retaliation reminds school districts, postsecondary institutions, and other recipients that retaliation is also a violation of Federal law. The letter seeks to clarify the basic principles of retaliation law and to describe OCR's methods of enforcement.

Local Law 42, enacted in 2011, requires the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to report to the New York City Council by June 30, 2013 the num ber of students in grades 9 through 12 who were discharged, transferred, or graduated during the 2013-14 school year. This document summarizes and explains reported data for all students by transfer and discharges in grades 9 - 12. This law requires the reporting of discharges and graduations that occur during one school year.