NYC Schools Documents for Review
Discipline Code, Military Opt Out Letter & More
September 2025
Dear Families,
The NYC Public Schools is committed to ensuring safe, supportive, and inclusive environments in all schools. We successfully foster these environments by providing professional learning for teachers and school staff on how to support students who may be experiencing challenges in or outside of the school day and by engaging families as partners in our school communities.
Driven by our Three Commitments (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/leadership/nycps-leadership-and- offices/chancellor), our schools focus on keeping students safe, supporting student success, and creating inclusive and culturally responsive spaces where every child feels valued and families are engaged as partners. We ask that you, along with your child, review the Chancellor’s Citywide Behavioral Expectations to Support Student Learning (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/DCode), which includes the Discipline Code and outlines the K-12 Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/StudentRights), protections for students with disabilities, and expectations for student behavior. The Discipline Code outlines how school staff will address behavioral issues with a focus on restorative approaches.
Please discuss these behavioral expectations with your child. The Discipline Code applies to all students—and includes both supports and interventions, as well as disciplinary responses. Please note that the 2019-20 Discipline Code remains in effect for the 2025-26 school year. The full Discipline Code is available in all NYC Public Schools supported languages at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/DCode and can be provided by your school in paper copy, upon request.
We thank you in advance for reviewing the Discipline Code and for your partnership in contributing to a supportive, safe, and inclusive school climate. Thank you for making our school community better, stronger, and safer for all children. If you have any questions, please contact your school’s principal.
Best wishes for the upcoming school year!
Best regards,
Mark Rampersant,
Chief, Safety and Prevention Partnerships
New York City Public Schools
Military and Higher Education Opt-Out Forms
Federal law requires the NYC Department of Education to provide: the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and DOE student email addresses of 11th and 12th grade students to military recruiters who request this information; and/or the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of 11th and 12th grade high school students to institutions of higher education that request this information. While we are committed to protecting the confidentiality of our students, we must comply with the law.
Parents of high school students under the age of 18 and students who are 18 years of age and older may opt-out of releasing information to the military and/or institutions of higher learning. For further information, please see Chancellor's Regulation A-825
Opt-Out forms can be returned to Mx. Craig in room 1E4 or Pcraig2@Schools.NYC.GOV
or Ms. Locke in room 2E19 or NLocke@Schools.NYC.GOV