Peekskill City Schools

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The Peekskill City School District is committed to supporting the whole-child. Below, please find some resources that promote social, emotional distance learning and wellness for all students. 

For Mental Health Emergencies please contact: 
St. Vincent's Mobile Prevention and Crisis Team (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
914-925-5959

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988

The following are supports and resources in place at PCSD. They are multifaceted in their purposes, in addition to addressing student conflict and bullying:

• All district leaders have received intensive implicit bias training with an outside, nationally recognized consultant (This training, amongst other topics, focuses on using gender neutral language, awareness of stereotypes and other relative information)

• PBIS - All school buildings have a Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) Committee that promotes safety, respect and responsibility; teaches expectations and promotes positive behavior.

• Commitment 2 Character: The District developed and adopted the Commitment 2 Character campaign which highlights a theme each month of the school year at all buildings. 

• SEL: Our elementary school counselors provide lessons in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and the staff throughout the district infuse social emotional learning into class lessons, events and activities whenever possible to foster positive relationships, climate and culture.

• TCIS: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention in Schools - More than 60 district staff are certified in TCIS and some staff have become certified TCIS Trainers. TCIS is an approach to address all situations in a calm and positive manner to prevent and de-escalate crisis and conflict in a variety of situations. Teachers are selected to sign up to be TCIS certified based on their roles in the district; the district covers the cost via grants.

• Increased Clinical Staff: PCSD has a dedicated clinical team to support students at all grade levels. Clinicians encourage all students to talk to their parent/guardian, teacher, school counselor, social worker, psychologist, coach, administrators or any staff member if they feel bullied, threatened or unsafe at school. 

• Parent Family Engagement Support: Our PCSD Family Resource Center provides individual support to parents that need resources to support their students. The Parent Center also offers workshops and classes on a monthly basis throughout the year. 

• Community Partners 

  • WJCS and Andrus: Provide onsite mental health partnerships in all schools to provide individual counseling and support for students 

  • Westchester Peer Mediation: There is a full time peer mediator at PHS to support student conflicts and other social emotional needs

  • Student Assistance Services (PKMS/PHS): Staff provide education, prevention and intervention services for students  

  • Guidance Center: The Guidance Center provides services to students and families 

In the 2025-2026 school year, Peekskill CSD has: 6 social workers, 10 school counselors, 11 psychologists.
We also have on site partners and mental health and counseling agencies that partner with our schools.

Section 504 is a federal civil rights law that helps protect students with disabilities. It makes sure that children with disabilities have the same opportunities to learn and succeed as other students, especially in schools that receive federal funding.

What Does Section 504 Do?
Section 504 says that a child with a disability cannot be left out of school programs, denied benefits, or treated unfairly just because of their disability. Schools must take steps to give all students equal access to education.

Schools are required to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to any student who qualifies under Section 504. This means the school must give the support and services needed to help your child learn and participate fully in school life.

Who Qualifies?
Your child may qualify for protections under Section 504 if they:

• Have a physical or mental condition that limits a major life activity, such as learning, walking, seeing, speaking, or breathing.
• Have a history of such a condition.
• Are perceived as having a disability, even if they don’t currently have one.
• Examples of major life activities include:
• Caring for oneself
• Doing manual tasks
• Walking
• Seeing
• Hearing
• Speaking
• Breathing
• Learning