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| Beverly High School Department of Athletics |
Hazing Regulations Hazing as described by Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 269, Sections 17, 18 and 19 is prohibited. Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows: Chapter 269 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following three sections: Section 17: Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing as defined herein shall by punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The term "hazing" as used in this section and in sections 18 and 19, shall mean any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or private property, which willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person. Such conduct shall include whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug or other substance, or any other brutal treatment or forced physical activity which is likely to adversely affect their physical health or safety of any such student or other person, or which subjects such student or other person, to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, consent shall not be available as a defense to any prosecution under this action. Section 18: Whoever knows that another person is the victim of hazing as defined in Section 17 and is at the scene of such crime shall, to the extent that such person can do so without danger of peril to himself or others, report such crime to an appropriate law enforcement official as soon as reasonably practical. Whoever fails to report such crime shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars. Section 19: Each institution of secondary education and each public and private institution of post secondary education shall issue to every student group, student team or student organization which is part of such institution or is recognized by the institution or permitted by the institution to use its name or facilities or is known by the institution to exist as an unaffiliated student group, student team or student organization, a copy of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen; provided, however, that an institution's compliance with this section's requirements that an institution issue copies of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen to unaffiliated student groups, teams or organizations shall not constitute evidence of the institution's recognition or endorsement of said unaffiliated student groups, teams or organizations. Each such group, team or organization shall distribute a copy of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen to reach of its members, plebes, pledges or applicants for membership. It shall be the duty of each such group, team or organization, acting through its designated officer, to deliver annually, to the institution an attested acknowledgment stating that such group, team or organization has received a copy of this section and said sections seventeen and eighteen, that each of its member, plebes, pledges, or applicants has received a copy of sections seventeen and eighteen, and that such group, team or organization understands and agrees to comply with the provisions of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen. Each institution of secondary education and each public or private institution of post secondary education shall, at least annually, before or at the start of enrollment, deliver to each person who enrolls as a full time student in such institution a copy of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen. Each institution of secondary education and each public or private institution of post secondary education shall file, at least annually, a report with the regents of higher education and in the case of secondary institutions, the Board of Education, certifying that such institution has complied with its responsibility to inform student groups, teams or organizations and to notify each full time student enrolled by it of the provisions of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen and also certifying that said institution has adopted a disciplinary policy with regard to the organizers and participants of hazing, and that such policy has been set forth with appropriate emphasis in the student handbook or similar means of communicating the institution's policies to its students. The Board of Regents and, in the case of secondary institutions, the Board of Education shall promulgate regulations governing the content and frequency of such reports, and shall forthwith report to the attorney general, any such institution which fails to make such report. _______________________________________________
Accidents In the event of an accident, the student will report to the nurse
all related facts. Any accident should be reported to the nurse
who will complete a report. If the accident occurs in the gym or
at an athletic event, the athletic director will make out an accident
report. _______________________________________________ Activities The Beverly High School athletic, club and co-curricular activity program is an integral part of the total educational offerings. While the name of the school is enhanced whenever its representatives excel, by far the greatest rewards and satisfaction are derived by those who actually participate. A student's participation in all co-curricular programs is voluntary and a privilege, not a right. The advisor or head coach has the prerogative of setting rules and standards of behavior and discipline for the organization. This entails a clear understanding of what is to be expected in terms of appearance and conduct. The administration fully intends to back the advisor/coach in carrying out the policies governing the activity as long as they do not conflict with school policy. |
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Public Schools Athletic John Lyons Beverly High School Phone: 978-921-6141
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