APPENDIX C BULLYING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PLAN Updated Fall 2022 I. Introduction At BB&N, we expect that all members of our school community will treat each other with civility and respect. It is the policy of the school to provide and maintain a learning environment that is free of bullying, cyberbullying, retaliation, and any other verbal or physical misconduct which disrupts the learning environment or makes it unsafe. The BB&N Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan (the “Plan”), set forth below, is in accordance with the Massachusetts laws against bullying and is an integral part of our e昀昀orts to promote learning and to prevent behavior that can impede the learning process. The Plan spells out BB&N’s comprehensive approach to addressing incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, and retaliation. Pursuant to the Plan, the school will promptly investigate any report of bullying, cyberbullying, or retaliation. Upon determining that bullying, cyberbullying, or retaliation has occurred, we will immediately take action to stop the behavior and address the safety concerns for any member of the community who has been impacted. BB&N recognizes that “certain students may be more vulnerable to becoming a target of bullying or harassment based on actual or perceived di昀昀erentiating characteristics, including race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, socioeconomic status, homelessness, academic status, gender identity or expression, physical appearance, pregnant or parenting status, sexual orientation, mental, physical, developmental or sensory disability or by association with a person who has or is perceived to have 1 or more of these characteristics.” It is important that the Plan is reviewed by all members of the BB&N community. The Head of School and the Campus Directors are responsible for the implementation and administration of the Plan and any questions or concerns related to the Plan may be referred to any of those individuals. The school will provide written notice of the Plan to students and parents/guardians annually. The noti昀椀cation to students will be in age- appropriate terms. The Plan is included in the Student Handbooks and the All School Employee Handbook. The Plan is also posted on the BB&N website. The Plan will be reviewed and updated biennially. The school will provide annual training on the Plan to faculty and sta昀昀. The training at a minimum will include a review of the reporting obligations for all faculty and sta昀昀 and the processes that the school will follow in response to a report of bullying, cyberbullying or retaliation. II. Prohibition against Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Retaliation The school will not tolerate any form of bullying or cyberbullying. We will also not tolerate retaliation against any person who reports bullying or cyberbullying, or who in good faith provides information during an investigation of bullying. Bullying, cyberbullying, and retaliation are prohibited on school grounds and at school-sponsored events activities, functions, and programs, including athletic practices and games that occur at o昀昀-campus locations. Bullying, cyberbullying, and retaliation are also prohibited at school bus stops, on school buses and on other vehicles owned, leased, or used by the school. It is also prohibited through use of technology or electronic devices owned, leased, or used by the school. In addition, bullying, cyberbullying and retaliation at a location, activity, function, or program that is not school-related, or through the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by the school, are prohibited if that conduct creates a hostile school environment for a targeted student, infringes on the rights of a student at school, or materially and substantially disrupts the educational process. - 42 -