Sikh-related School Bullying

• Know Your Rights as a Sikh Student in Public School - (Federal Law) - The Sikh Coalition
• New York City
  • Know Your Rights, What All Students Should Know about Harassment and Bullying in New York City Public Schools(Punjabi) -The Sikh Coalition
  • Rights of Immigrant Students & Parents in New York City Schools(Punjabi) - The Sikh Coalition
  • Respect for All: Making NYC Public Schools and Supportive for All Students - New York City Department of Education
  • Hatred in the Hallways: Preliminary Report on Bias Against Sikh Students in New York City’s Public Schools - The Sikh Coalition
• New Jersey
  • Memo re: Bullying and Harassment of Sikh Students - NJ Education Department
  • State Regulations re: Intimidation, harassment and bullying - State of New Jersey
• California
  • Know Your Rights: Bias-Related School Harassment and Violence - Angela Chan, Juvenile Justice and Education Project, Asian Law Caucus
  • A Post-9/11 Guide for California's Muslim, Sikh, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Communities(Punjabi) - Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Services Clinic

General Information

• Know Your Rights With Police in Schools, learn your rights when being searched in school and when being scanned by a metal detector - New York Civil Liberties Union
• How to Respond to Incidents of Discrimination in Schools, Advice to Parents - American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee
• How to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights(Punjabi) - U.S. Department of Education (DOE)
• Office for Civil Rights' online Discrimination Complaint Form(Punjabi) - DOE
• Know Your Rights: Sexual Harassment at School - Equal Rights Advocates
• Ensuring Equal Access to High-Quality Education(Punjabi) - DOE
• Know Your Rights on Campus: A Guide on Racial Profiling and Hate Crimes for International Students in the United States - The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
• New York
  • How to File a Complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights - (please scroll down page) - New York State Division of Human Rights
• New York
  • How to File a Complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights - If you believe you have been the victim of discrimination in the City of New York, including bullying in schools, you may file a complaint with the Law Enforcement Bureau of the City’s Commission on Human Rights - New York City Commission on Human Rights
• New Jersey
  • Know Your Rights: Legal Protections Against Bullying in New Jersey Schools - American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Bullying - New Jersey Office of Bias Crime and Community Relations (NJ OBCCR)
  • New Jersey Cares about Bullying - NJ OBCCR
  • Preventing Bias-Based Bullying - NJ OBCCR