§ 21-969.1 Distribution of student wellness club toolkits and reporting on student wellness clubs.
AC § 21-969.1
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Middle and high school. The term "middle and high school" means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from grade 6 through grade 12. Student. The term "student" means any pupil under the age of 21 as of September 1 of the relevant academic year who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in grade 6 or higher. b. Distribution of student wellness club toolkits. Each academic year, the department shall make available in each middle and high school, on the department’s website, and on any online student portal the student wellness club toolkits developed by the department of health and mental hygiene as required by section 17-199.27. The department shall make available such toolkits in English and in each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101. Each middle and high school shall publicize the availability of such toolkit to its students. c. Reporting requirement.
1.By June 30 of each year, the chancellor shall submit to the speaker of the council and shall post conspicuously on the department’s website a report regarding the distribution of student wellness club toolkits and the formation of student wellness clubs.
2.The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information and any additional information the chancellor deems appropriate: (a) A list of all middle and high schools, if any, where such student wellness club toolkit was not distributed, and the reason such toolkit was not distributed; and (b) A table in which each row references each individual student wellness club and that includes the following information set forth in separate columns: (1) The school where such club operates; (2) The year such club was founded; (3) The faculty advisor and mental health professional advisor of such club, if applicable; (4) The frequency of meetings of such club, if applicable; and (5) The number of student members and the average number of attendees at meetings.
3.No information that is required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of student information or that would interfere with law enforcement investigations or otherwise conflict with the interests of law enforcement. If a category contains between 1 and 5 students, or contains an amount that would allow another category that contains between 1 and 5 students to be deduced, the number shall be replaced with a symbol. A category that contains zero shall be reported as zero, unless such reporting would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of student information. (L.L. 2025/016, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025)
