DASA Student Engagement

The goals of Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) student engagement include educating students about the law, what they should be seeing in their schools with the new law, how to inform others about the law, and developing potential student projects that could be useful for creating more affirming school environments for LGBTQ students and families.  QuERI interns and fellows have led workshops in GSAs to educate and engage students in helping their schools to reach compliance. The New York state law is unlike many other anti-bullying laws in its proactive (rather than reactive) position, which allows a lot of opportunity for student participation.