Student & Parent Resources / Overview

Welcome, Students and Parents

Providing you with the information that helps you is very important to us. So, if there is any information that you would like to see included within this section please e-mail us at donna.hemmer@scboces.org to let us know.

Attending School

Understanding the importance of students attending class

Reporting Links:

Child Abuse Reporting

DASA Incident Reporting

Important Links:

Protecting Student Privacy

Dignity For All Students Act (DASA)

Non-Discrimination Notice

NYS Education Law 2-d

Parent Dashboard - New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Medicaid Compliance:  (Click for details)


Sun Screen Notice:
Schools are no longer required to obtain a medical provider order to allow a student to carry and use sunscreen in school if:

The sunscreen is used for the purpose of avoiding overexposure to the sun and not for medical treatment of an injury or illness;

The sunscreen is approved by the FDA for over-the-counter use; and

The student's parent or guardian provides written permission for the student to carry and use sunscreen.

A student who is unable to physically apply sunscreen may be assisted by unlicensed personnel when directed to do so by the student, if permitted by a parent or guardian and authorized by the school.

PRASAD Children's Dental Health Programs (Click for details)

Got5 - Crisis Text Line

The New York State Office of Mental Health and the Suicide Prevention Center of New York State has created a Crisis Text Line to help students and those in need get through a difficult moment. The Crisis Text Line is a free, anonymous, text-based support network available 24/7.

Simply text “GOT5” to 741-741 to start a texting conversation with a trained Crisis Counselor who can help you get through a difficult moment.

Help is a text away!

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Notices:

Parents Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security

The District will publish its Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security (Bill of Rights) on its website. Additionally, the District will include the Bill of Rights with every contract or other written agreement it enters into with a third-party contractor under which the third-party contractor will receive student data or teacher or principal data from the District.

The District's Bill of Rights will state in clear and plain English terms that:

A student's personal identifiable information (PII) cannot be sold or released for any commercial purposes;

Parents have the right to inspect and review the complete contents of their child's education record;

State and federal laws protect the confidentiality of PII, and safeguards associated with industry standards and best practices, including but not limited to encryption, firewalls, and password protection, must be in place when data is stored or transferred;

A complete list of all student data elements collected by the state is available for public review at the following website http://www.nysed.gov/student-data-privacy/student-data-inventory or by writing to the Office of Information and Reporting Services, New York State Education Department, Room 865 EBA, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234; and

Parents have the right to have complaints about possible breaches of student data addressed.

Complaints should be directed in writing to Privacy Complaint, Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234. Complaints may also be submitted using the form available at the following website http://www.nysed.gov/student-data-privacy/form/report-improper-disclosure. Parents can also send their written complaint to the Sullivan BOCES Data Protection Officer at 15 Sullivan Avenue, Suite 1, Liberty New York 12754.

NYS Education Law 2-d