Notification regarding the Board of Management's Adaptation of the Bí Cinéalta policy

The Board of Management of Saint Philip the Apostle JNS has adopted the following policy to prevent and address bullying behaviour.
This policy fully complies with the requirements of Bí Cineálta: Procedures to Prevent and Address Bullying Behaviour for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2024. The board of management acknowledges that bullying behaviour interferes with the rights of the child as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We all, as a school community, have a responsibility to work together to prevent and address bullying
behaviour and to deal with the negative impact of bullying behaviour.

We are committed to ensuring that all students who attend our school are kept safe from harm and that the wellbeing of our students is at the forefront of everything that we do. We recognise the negative impact that bullying behaviour can have on the lives of our students and we are fully committed to preventing and addressing bullying behaviour.

We confirm that we will take all steps that are reasonably practicable to prevent all bullying or harassment of our students in whatever form and however motivated. Catholic schools have a distinctive understanding of the human person, recognising that every person is created in God's image and likeness and has inherent dignity as a child of God. This is the basis for ensuring that everybody in our school is treated with respect and care, in
accordance with the Catholic Schedule.

As a Catholic school, we are committed to respecting the dignity of every individual. No human person is to be devalued and everybody has a part to play in the school community, regardless of difference."

This policy is available to our school community on the school’s website and in hard copy on request. A
student friendly version of this policy will be displayed in the school and made available on our website.
This policy and its implementation will be reviewed, following input from our school community, each
calendar year or as soon as practicable after there has been a material change in any matter to which this
policy refers.

Signed: Fergus Hamill Date: 16.09.2025 (Chairperson of board of management)
Signed: Ruth Molloy Date: 16.09.2025 (Principal)