All public elementary and secondary students have the right to attend school in a safe, welcoming, considerate, and caring environment. New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act seeks to provide all 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 goal of DASA is to create a safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and focus, rather than fear being discriminated against and/or verbally and/or physically harassed.
The Dignity Act states that no student shall be subjected to harassment or discrimination by employees or students on school property or at a school function based on their actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or expression.
Report an Incident
If you believe you, or someone else, has been the target of harassment, bullying, cyberbullying, or discrimination, please use the complaint form. You may also use Anonymous Alerts on your computing device or the app on your cell phone.
Anonymous Alerts FAQs
What is Anonymous Alerts?
The Anonymous Alerts anti-bullying and safety reporting system helps combat bullying and other negative activity in schools by empowering students to speak up. Social and peer pressure are some of the hardest obstacles for students to overcome.
The system allows for one-way or two-way anonymous encrypted communications between submitters (students, family members, or community members) and district administration and/or school staff. Users of the system have the option to remain anonymous or reveal their identity when submitting a report.
How Does it Work?
Administrators receive the tips via a form submitted via mobile app or computer. The report will then be investigated, or action will be taken as appropriate.
- Computer users may visit the website to start a report.
- Mobile users can download the app by searching for “Anonymous Alerts” on the Apple Store, Google Play Store, or the Chrome Store and activate the app by using the code libertycsd.
Reports are sent using a form available online. When sending a tip, submitters select from a drop-down list of common issues they may be facing and then enter the tip message. If they have an image related to the tip, there is an option to attach it to the message. If tip submitters want to include contact information, there are fields that allow them to do so.
When Can the System be Used?
The system is not for reporting issues that will need immediate assistance. It will be monitored between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. Any reports submitted outside of these hours or during holidays will be responded to during the following normally scheduled school day.
If this is an emergency requiring immediate assistance, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
How Do I Make a Report?
On the App:
- Select Send Incident Report
- Select who is making the report
- Select which building the incident occurred in.
- Select the type of incident being reported.
- Provide details of the report such as time, date, location, incident type, who was involved, and any other important information.
- Determine if you want to remain anonymous.
- If yes, make sure the toggle at the bottom of the page is on yes or the checkbox is selected.
- If no, move the toggle to no or uncheck the box, and fill in your name, email address, and/or cellphone number.
- Hit the Submit Report button
- If you have screenshots, videos, or photos to upload to support the report, click Yes on the pop-up screen, and follow the instructions for uploading.
- Hit No if no additional information will be uploaded.
- A confirmation code will be provided.
- Visit My Message Center on the app to view the report and access the anonymous two-way communication regarding the report.
From a Computer:
- Select who is making the report (student, parent, staff, community, security personnel, administrator).
- Select which building the incident occurred.
- Select the type of incident being reported from a drop-down list of items.
- In the text box, provide details of the report such as time, date, location, incident type, who was involved, and any other important information.
- Click on the box below the text to upload any supporting screenshots, video, or photos
- Hit the submit report button
- A confirmation code will be displayed on the next screen.
- Determine if you want to remain anonymous.
- If yes, fill out your email or cell phone number in the first set of boxes. The information will not be shared with school administration.
- If no, fill in your name, email address, or cell phone number. In the second set of boxes
- Hit the submit button.
DASA Highlights
Who is Protected by DASA?
All public elementary and secondary school students are protected.
What Does DASA Prohibit?
The Dignity Act prohibits the harassment and discrimination of students by students and school personnel, including bullying and hazing.
What physical spaces are covered by DASA?
The Dignity Act applies to behavior on school property (including athletic fields, playgrounds, and parking lots), in school buildings, on a school bus/vehicle, as well as at school-sponsored events or activities. The Dignity Act of 2013 was expanded to include cyberbullying, defined as harassment by any form of electronic communication, and to include incidents occurring off school property that create or would foreseeably create a risk of substantial disruption within the school environment.
How does DASA relate to the school’s Code of Conduct?
The Code of Conduct has been amended to reflect the prohibition of discrimination and harassment of students by students and staff in age-appropriate plain language.
The district Code of Conduct includes the requirements of the Dignity for All Students Act. To this end, the district condemns and strictly prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment, including bullying, taunting, or intimidation, against students by students and/or employees on school property, which includes school buses, school-sponsored events such as extracurricular events or activities and, in certain circumstances, off-school-property/off school campus conduct, such as cyber-bullying, that is based on, but not limited to a student’s actual or perceived race, weight, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious practices, mental or physical abilities, sex, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
- View the complete Code of Conduct. For a printed copy, call the District Office at 845-292-6990.
About Us Links
Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Contacts
Liberty Central School District
115 Buckley Street
Liberty, NY 12754
DASA Coordinator
Amy Lynne Black
Assistant Director of Student Services
Phone: (845) 292-5400, Ext. 5113
DASA Building-Level Coordinators
Liberty High School
Lacy Jones
LHS Assistant Principal
Phone: (845) 292-5400, Ext. 2002
Liberty Middle School
Dr. Jodie MacKrell
LMS Assistant Principal
Phone: (845) 292-5400, Ext. 2306
Liberty Elementary School
Aeowyn Brust
LES Assistant Principal
Phone: (845) 292-5400, Ext. 2030
If you or someone you know has experienced harassment or bullying, please contact your building’s DASA Coordinator, fill out a complaint form or use the Anonymous Alerts reporting system.