Respect For ALL

Each student and staff member brings to the New York City public school community the richness of our City’s cultural diversity and the desire for respect. 

The NYC DOE is committed to maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment that is free from harassment, intimidation and/or bullying and from discrimination based on actual or perceived race, color, citizen-ship/immigration status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or weight.

The NYC DOE launched the citywide Respect For All program in 2007 to build the capacity of staff and students to actively promote a community of inclusion in each of our schools. The seeds of Respect For All (RFA) were sown in the aftermath of 9/11, when the NYC DOE began a concerted citywide effort to promote respect for diversity and combat harassment, discrimination and bullying. This initiative provided professional development for K-12 school staff, as well as direct services to students. The goal of this work is to ensure that every NYC school provides a learning environment where all children feel safe, valued and respected.

Click Here for information about the NYC Department of Education's commitment to safety and respect.

Click Here to access Chancellor Carranza's Respect For ALL brochure.

To access the Respect For All brochure in 10 languages, click the file in the desired language below:

·RespectForAll-Arabic.pdf 

·RespectForAll-Bengali.pdf 

·RespectForAll-Chinese.pdf 

·RespectForAll-English.pdf 

·RespectForAll-French.pdf 

·RespectForAll-HaitianCreole.pdf 

·RespectForAll-Korean.pdf 

·RespectForAll-Russian.pdf 

·RespectForAll-Spanish.pdf 

·RespectForAll-Urdu.pdf