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Respect for All Liaison

Our school's Respect for All (RFA) Liaison to whom students and parents can make reports of student-to-student discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bulling, is Rob Aiani & Jodi Sanchez

Our school's Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Liaison to whom reports of student-to-student sexual harassment can be made is Rob Aiani & Jodi Sanchez.

The RFA and SHP Liaisons can be reached by calling the school at 718-987-8020.

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Recess Time

Recess monitors or teachers should encourage students to be active, and they can be powerful role models by being physically active alongside the students whenever feasible. Because children benefit from vigorous exercise, they should be given the opportunity to play outside whenever possible. Unless it is snowing or there is ice on the playground, low temperatures should not be a barrier to outside play, as long as children are appropriately dressed. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene strongly encourages principals to maintain outdoor play periods on the vast majority of winter days. The NYC DOE recommends that in the event a school must conduct indoor recess, teachers and staff should develop and follow an indoor recess plan that promotes physical activity for students, to the extent practicable.

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Morning Care Application for 2019-2020 School Year
- Morning Care 19 20 Letter and Application.docx
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Latchkey Application for the 2019-20 School Year
- Latchkey Application 2019 20.docx
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Outdoor play

From the Office of School Health And Department of Education:

Children benefit from vigorous exercise and should be given the opportunity to play outside whenever possible. Unless it is snowing, or there is ice on the playground, or the wind-chill factor is below zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius), temperature alone should not preclude outdoor play. You are encouraged to work with your staff to maintain outdoor play periods and should take precautions to keep students warm and ensure that they are appropriately dressed on very cold days. When outdoors, please ensure that your students and staff cover exposed skin, wear warm clothing, and use multiple layers to maintain warmth

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Lunch is free for ALL students this year!

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Statement on Accessibility

We are working to make this website easier to access for people with disabilities, and will follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please contact Vincent Lyman at the following email - VLyman@schools.nyc.gov or call Angela Navarino at 718-987-8020 to request assistance.

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