2015 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 2 - (10 - 18) DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS
16 - Protection of people who report harassment, bullying or discrimination.

  16.  Protection  of  people  who  report  harassment,  bullying  or
  discrimination. Any person having reasonable cause  to  suspect  that  a
  student has been subjected to harassment, bullying or discrimination, by
  an  employee or student, on school grounds or at a school function, who,
  acting reasonably and in good faith, reports such information to  school
  officials,  to  the commissioner or to law enforcement authorities, acts
  in compliance with paragraph e  or  i  of  subdivision  one  of  section
  thirteen   of   this   article,   or   otherwise  initiates,  testifies,
  participates or assists in any formal or informal proceedings under this
  article, shall have immunity from any civil  liability  that  may  arise
  from   the  making  of  such  report  or  from  initiating,  testifying,
  participating or assisting in such formal or informal  proceedings,  and
  no   school  district  or  employee  shall  take,  request  or  cause  a
  retaliatory action against any such person who, acting reasonably and in
  good  faith,  either  makes  such  a  report  or  initiates,  testifies,
  participates or assists in such formal or informal proceedings.