Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Home > About Us > Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) The Genesee Community Charter School is committed to fostering and maintaining an environment free of all types of fear and intimidation. Based on our core belief that individuals are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect, it is the policy of the Genesee Community Charter School to prohibit any conduct that constitutes a climate in which individuals feel fear and/or intimidation. Throughout New York State, schools have been asked to implement a law called the Dignity for All Students Act. The goal of the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) is to ensure that schools create a safe and supportive school climate in which students can learn and focus on learning, rather than fear being harassed, bullied, intimidated, or discriminated against. The GCCS Caring Community Plan and Family Handbook outline what is expected of community members in order to have a safe and caring school community. At GCCS it is very important that each student treat others at the school, including students, teachers, staff, and parents, with consideration and respect. Teasing, name-calling, and bullying are also grounds for removal from school or suspension at the School Leader’s discretion. Our school houses a DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) Coordinator who is involved in bullying cases to investigate the situation. We understand that occasional incidents may occur, but we maintain zero tolerance for patterns of targeted misuse of power and/or extreme cases. Despite our best efforts, there may be times when students, parents, and community members need additional assistance to respond to harassment, intimidation, or bullying,. GCCS has developed a reporting process for these occurrences. In addition, we have established a Dignity Act Coordinator who is responsible for collecting and responding to reports concerning issues of harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The School’s DASA Coordinator is Lisa O’Malley and can be contacted by phone, email, or mail using the following contact information: DASA Coordinator (for GCCS at RMSC and GCCS – Flour City Campus) Shannon Hillman, School Leader and Executive Director, Email: SHillman@gccschool.org Shannon Hillman, DASA Coordinator Genesee Community Charter School 657 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 585-697-1960 Genesee Community Charter School – Flour City Campus 1100 South Goodman Street Rochester, NY 14620 585-417-7020 In addition, the following staff members have also been DASA trained: Lauren Grimm, Social Worker, Email: LGrimm@gccschool.org Jeremiah Ditch, Classroom Teacher, Email: JDitch@gccschool.org Discipline Policy and Code of Conduct The full Discipline Policy and Code of Conduct for Genesee Community Charter School at the RMSC was approved in 2020 by the NYS Board of Regents and can be found here. The full Discipline Policy and Code of Conduct for Genesee Community Charter School – Flour City Campus was approved in 2021 by the NYS Board of Regents and SUNY and can be found here. Reporting Process To report an issue of harassment, intimidation, or bullying, please fill out the reporting form and submit it to the DASA Coordinator. Once the form is received, the incident will be investigated. Appropriate actions will follow based on the investigation and school policy. View Dignity Act Brochure View brochure PDF DASA Reporting Form View DASA Reporting Form PDF