RESPECT FOR ALL
It is the policy of the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) to maintain a safe and supportive learning and educational environment that is free from harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying committed by students against other students, and free from discrimination committed by students against other students on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or weight.
To support your work this year in maintaining a safe and supportive learning and educational environment that is free from harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying committed by students against other students we would like to share the below resources, found here. Please don’t hesitate in reaching out for any assistance, so we can support your work. Thank you and have a great year.
Resources:
Implementing Respect for All Guide
Myths and Facts about Muslim People and Islam
Empowering Children in the Aftermath of Hate lessons
Countering Anti-Muslim and Anti-Arab Bias in Our Schools (Tip: Type article title at search prompt.)
Transgender Student Guidelines
Cyberbullying Multi-Media Presentation
School-Based Training Respect For All DOE Policies
Anti-Defamation League Current Events Lesson Plans
Combating Cyberbullying and Bullying
Various ADL Curricula ( Anti-Defamation League)
Common Sense Media for Educators
Facing History and Ourselves, lessons on racism, antisemitism, and prejudice.
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility Classroom Lessons
Training Deck (Tip: To access PowerPoint slideshows, please login with your DOE email. You may need to open the link in Google Chrome.)
NY Times Resources on Bullying and Cyberbullying Lesson Plans
Classroom Tips and Strategies, additional Anti-Bias Resources
Understanding Bullying and Cyberbullying
GLSEN Ready, Set, Respect! Elementary Toolkit
Don't Laugh At Me - Operation Respect's Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Tips for Schools
Ways to Address Bias and Bullying, Short, Medium and Long-Term
Misdirection’s in Bullying Prevention and Intervention
No Place for Hate provides schools and communities with an organizing framework for combating bias, bullying and hatred, leading to long-term solutions for creating and maintaining a positive climate.