Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Anti-Hazing Law (chapter 269: Section 17. Hazing; organtzng or participating; hazing defined \Wnoever isa principal organizer or patpant inthe crime of hazing. as defined herein, shal be punished by 8 fine of not more than tee tousane dobar or by impreorment nz house! corection for not moe than one yar, bath such fine aa imprisonment ‘The ter hazing" as used in this section and in eectons eighteen and nineteen, shall mean any conductor method o Inston into any student orgenizaton, whether on pubic or private aoparty, which wily oF recklessly endangers the physica! or mental heal of any stugent or other person. Such conduct sha include ‘whipping, Beating, branding, force calisthenics, exposure io the weather, forced consumption of eny food, quer, beverage dr of other substance, or any ater brutal treatment or forced physical acy wnich is ikely to ‘averse affect the hysiel haath or safely of any such student or cher person or whch subjects such student Groner person to extreme mental tess, Including extended Geprvation a slaes 0: resto extended isolation, Notwithstanding any other provisions of tis section to te contrary, consent shall not be avalabe asa deense o any prosecution under this econ. Chapter 269: Section 18, Fallure to report hazing \Wnoever knows that another person i the victim of hazing as defied in section seventeen and is a re stene of buch ere shalt the extent tat euch person can do so wifhout Sanger or per hime or others, report such {rime to an appropriate aw enforcement ofl as soon a5 reatonanlypracicable. Whoever als to report such Crime shal be punisnad bya ine of not more than one thousand dors. Chapter 269: Section 1 organizations; report Copy of Se0s. 17 to 49; lesuance to students and student groups, teams and Each nsttuton of sacondary education and each pubic and private insituion of pst secondary education shat letue fo every student group. student t2am or student organization which is part of such nsaton ors recognized by th inston or permited by the insttutin fo use is name or facies ors known bythe Insttuten fo ext as an unaiated student group, student team o: student organization, copy of his sacon| and sections seventeen and eighteen; proved, Rowever, that an insituton's compliance wit this sectons Teaurerents that an intlsion seve copies ofthis secon and sections saverioen and eighieen fo uraiated ‘Soden! groupe teams or orpantzatins shall not constitue evidence ofthe inetuton’s recognition or endorsement of said unaflated student groups, teams or organization, Each auch group team or organization shal distribute a copy ofthis section and eoctions seventeen and elghtaen to each of members, plabes, pledges of applicants for members. shall be the duty ofeach such group, team or organzation, acing trough ts deegnated oficer to gever annually, tthe isitution an atosied Backnowedgement stating that such group, team or organization Nas rocsived 2 copy af this section and sid Sections seventeon and eigicen that each of is members, plabes, ledges, or applicants nas received a copy of Sections seventeen ahd eigneen, an that such group, team or ofgantzaton understands and agrees to cory ‘withthe provision of his section and secfons seventeen and eighteen Each inatuton of secondary educaton and each public c rvate instuton of post secondary eduction shal, st least annual, before or tthe start of enrolment, ceiver io each person who enrol a afl ime student n such ination a copy of tis eocton and eectons seventeen and eighteen Each instuton of sacondary education and each public or privat instuton of postsecondary education shat fie. atleast annual. a report with the bear of higher eaveation and in the case of sacondaryisitutons, te board of eduation,certiyng that euch Inston has comied wih s esponsiity o inform student g7OuPs, {same or organizations and fo nol each ful me student enrol by ito the arovisions ofthis sation and tsctone seventoen and eighisen ans also ceriying that said nsiuton has agooted a dicilirary policy with regard to tha organizers and partipants of hazing, and that such polcy nas bean set forth with aporoprate fr-phesis inthe student handbook or smar means of communicating ieirsituton’s plies tots students. The Board o higher ecuoston and in the case of secondary insttUtons, te beard of education shal promulgate regulations governing the content and frequency of such reports, an Sra forth parte fe atomey general fny auch instaton whicn fabs to make fen repor.ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. FOR STUDENT GROUPS, TEAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS ANTI-HAZING LAW, M.G.L.c. 268, §§ 17-19 ‘Te: Secondary School Principal or Headmaster Loetly that ne On berate, rare oF dn rap, tea, roTgaRITCn) —__ . andits members, plebes, Thais oF sade group, Tear, 6 Santon, pledses, or applicants for membership have receved a copy of An Act Prohiting the Pactceat Hazing M.G.L. 289, $6 17:48; andthat the (jar SF Stade GSI TSM, OF OTgETER Understands and agreoe te comply withthe law Signed: __ Wosigrated OFRes7 rntea Name) Fecuty Advisor or Leader. - (for schoo! afiated group, eam, or organization Om) Date Received by Principal x Designee: Senso Fuss Cental Offee Files