It is the policy of the Beverly Public Schools to provide a safe and secure learning and work environment for all its students and employees without distinction. All programs, activities, and employment opportunities are offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

The Beverly School Committee is committed to the prevention, remediation, and accurate reporting of harassment, bias incidents, and civil rights violations based upon sex/gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, and any other class or characteristic protected by law. This policy has been developed to ensure that the educational opportunities of all students, and the employment conditions of all employees are not threatened or limited by such violations or harassment, and to ensure that differences are respected and individuals are free to work, learn, and develop relationships without fear of intimidation, humiliation, or degradation. Discrimination, sexual and bias-motivated harassment, and violations of civil rights disrupt the educational process and work place and will not be tolerated.

This policy defines:

• unlawful and prohibited conduct;

• reporting and investigation procedures;

• disciplinary sanctions.

It shall be a violation of this policy for any employee or student of the Beverly Public Schools to harass or discriminate against another employee, adult member of the school community, student, applicant for employment, or other person having business to conduct with the Beverly Public Schools, through conduct and communications as defined below:

Unlawful and Prohibited Conduct Defined

Discrimination occurs when an individual is treated adversely in an educational or employment context solely on the basis of their sex/gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Discrimination on the basis of sex shall include, but not be limited to, sexual harassment. Unlawful and prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome actions which are related to a person’s sex/gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. In all cases, such actions will be considered unwelcome for the very young (elementary school age students).

Harassment based on a sex/gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation consists of conduct that:

• has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, humiliating, or offensive work or education environment;

• has the purpose of substantially or unreasonably interfering with a person’s work or academic performance;

• or otherwise adversely effects a person’s academic standing or employment opportunities.

Sexual/Gender Harassment

In this school district sexual harassment, whether verbal or physical is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Sexual harassment is unlawful and hurts all people. Sexual harassment is unwanted attention directed toward a person because of his or her gender. Unlawful and prohibited conduct consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, sexually motivated physical contact, or other verbal or physical conduct or communication of a sexual nature when:

• submission to, or rejection of such conduct or communication is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, education, or academic achievement;

• submission to, or rejection of such behavior is used as a basis for employment or academic decisions;

• such behavior unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work or academic performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, humiliating, or offensive work or educational environment.

Sexual harassment can include advances, requests, or conduct directed from male to female, female to male, male to male, or female to female.

Beverly Public Schools Administration

Greeting
Superintendent's Corner
State of the Schools

Telephone
978-921-6100

FAX
978-922-6597 (Superintendent's Office)
978-921-8555 (Main Office)
978-927-9463 (SPED Department)
978-921-8554 (Food Services)

Postal address
502 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915

Office Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Central Office Contact Information

How to Request Tech Support (staff only)
Help Request Form (staff only)