re: Principal to suspend students that speak positively about ICE.

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Since you are referencing bullying, perhaps you should bring to light the District handbook regarding definitions and consequences.

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Dignity Act Statutory and Regulatory Definition (pg. 53). Harassment and bullying means the creation
of a hostile environment by conduct or by threats, intimidation, or abuse, including cyberbullying, that
has or would have the effect of unreasonably and substantially interfering with a student’s educational
performance, opportunities or benefits, or mental, emotional, or physical well-being; or reasonably
causes or would reasonably be expected to cause a student to fear for his or her physical safety; or
reasonably causes or would reasonably be expected to cause physical injury or emotional harm to a
student; or occurs off school property and creates or would foreseeably create a risk of substantial
disruption within the school environment, where it is foreseeable that the conduct, threats,
intimidation or abuse might reach school property. Acts of harassment and bullying shall include, but
not be limited to, those acts based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national
origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex. For the
purposes of this definition the term “threats, intimidation or abuse” shall include verbal and nonverbal actions. (Education Law §11[7]).

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Bullying means intimidating, threatening,
abusive or harming conduct that is objectively
offensive and:
1) there is an actual or perceived imbalance of
power…
2) the conduct is repeated or forms a pattern,
or
3) materially and substantially interferes with a
student’s educational opportunities or
performance or ability to participate…

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Intimidating, threatening, abusive or harming
conduct are actions and behavior which:
Cause physical harm to a student or a
student’s property
Cause reasonable fear of harm
Violate reasonable expectation of privacy
Defame a student
Cause emotional distress

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Defining Bullying:
“Protected Classes”

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“This includes conduct targeted at a
victim based upon perceived or
actual status (with regard to the
protected classes).”

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