Reporting

Reporting

There are two processes for reporting concerns involving minors at Boston University, depending on the nature of the concern:

 

  • To report issues of minors Health, Safety, Abuse or Neglect, use this form.

If you have reason to suspect that a minor participating in any Boston University-sponsored or affiliated program or activity has been abused* or neglected**, or if you have concerns about the health or safety of a minor participant, you are required by BU’s Protection of Minors Policy to report those concerns immediately. The reporting process steps are outlined on the Reporting on Minors Health, Safety, Abuse or Neglect webpage.

  • To report an injury sustained while the minor was participating in a BU-sponsored program, use this form.

 

 

Who is Required to Report Concerns of Child Safety?

  • Any University faculty, staff, student, or volunteer participating in a University activity
  • Any owner/operator, employee, volunteer, or agent of a third-party program
  • Mandated reporters, under M.G.L. c. 119, § 51A
  • Campus security authorities, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
  • Minors program coordinators
  • Title IX coordinator and deputy coordinators
  • Members of the BU community with concerns regarding child safety should direct their concerns to the Boston University Police Department at 617-353-2121. Anyone may contact the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families directly using the Child-at-Risk Hotline, any time of the day or night, at 800-792-5200.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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* Abuse means the non-accidental commission of any act by a caretaker upon a Minor which causes or creates a substantial risk of physical or emotional injury; or any act by a caretaker involving a Minor that constitutes a sexual offense under the laws of the Commonwealth; or any sexual contact between a caretaker and a Minor under the care of that individual. 

Emotional Injury means an impairment to or disorder of the intellectual or psychological capacity of a Minor as evidenced by observable and substantial reduction in the Minor’s ability to function within a normal range of performance and behavior.

Physical Injury means death, fracture of bone, a subdural hematoma, burns, impairment of any organ, any other nontrivial injury, soft tissue swelling or skin bruising, addiction to a drug, or failure to thrive.

** Neglect means failure by a caretaker, either deliberately or through negligence or inability, to take those actions necessary to provide a child with minimally adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, supervision, emotional stability and growth, or other essential care.