Here in New York City, almost 11% of New York City high school students (more than 1 in 10) reported being slapped, hit or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past year. More than 7% of NYC teens have been forced to have sex. Currently, the NYC Department of Education does not include the definition of dating violence in the Respect for All policy or Chancellor’s Regulation A-831, which address peer-to-peer sexual harassment and bias crimes. Dating violence is defined as verbal, physical, sexual and emotional abuse by a dating partner. 

Join  Start Strong Bronx​, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault​, Day One​, Girls for Gender Equity​,Children’s Aid Society,​ The Center Against Domestic Violence,  and Safe Horizon in our efforts.

“No school can be a great school until it is a safe school first.”  - Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education