Community Expectations for Events
Community Expectations
Phillips Academy spaces (whether in person or virtual) are intended for a diverse community of people to engage with and learn from each other in a free and open exchange of thoughts in a respectful manner. We value the participation of everyone and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, we ask each participant to review and be guided by the following expectations.
Participants are expected to:
- Be respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences;
- Show respect and consideration toward other participants;
- Avoid words, images, or other actions that target, demean, or intimidate an individual or group based on their identity, including but not limited to hate speech, bigotry, or unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature;
- Avoid personal attacks, insults, or misrepresentations regarding Andover community member(s) or guest(s), including but not limited to defamatory or disparaging remarks; and/or
- Avoid threats of violence, intimidation, or any other conduct that cultivates hostility.
The Academy is committed to upholding these Community Expectations and may, for example, require an individual who acts contrary to these guidelines to immediately leave an event and/or prohibit them from attending future Academy events. The Academy will not tolerate the type of offensive behavior described above and encourages community members to bring any inappropriate behavior to the Academy’s attention.
COVID Guidelines
Student-Facing Indoor Events
In consideration of the health and safety of our Andover community, we ask that event attendees review the following COVID Guidelines for events. In the spirit of non sibi, the Academy trusts that those in attendance will follow these guidelines. These guidelines apply to student-facing indoor Andover-sponsored events on and off campus, domestic and international.
- Consistent with Massachusetts Department of Public Health state guidelines (https://www.mass.gov/covid-19), all students and campus adults who interact with students are required to have received at least one dose of the bivalent COVID booster (unless they have a medical or religious exemption). We expect the same of our visitors if they are attending an indoor event that students are attending.
- We expect that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they have any symptoms of illness.
- We expect that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID in the last 10 days, or develop any symptoms of illness while on campus or attending an event.
- For Andover events in other regions, all visitors/attendees are asked to follow local health guidelines. These and any other guidelines will be shared closer to the event, if applicable.
- As an inclusive community, we support any visitor/attendee wearing a mask at any time.
Non-Student-Facing and/or Outdoor Events
In consideration of the health and safety of our Andover community, we ask that event attendees review the following COVID Guidelines for events. In the spirit of non sibi, the Academy trusts that those in attendance will follow these guidelines. These guidelines apply to Andover-sponsored events on and off campus, domestic and international, without students present or that are entirely outdoors.
- Consistent with Massachusetts Department of Public Health state guidelines (https://www.mass.gov/covid-19), we recommend that visitors/attendees receive at least one dose of the bivalent COVID booster (unless they have a medical or religious exemption).
- We recommend that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they have any symptoms of illness.
- We recommend that visitors/attendees mask or decline attendance if they are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID in the last 10 days, or develop any symptoms of illness while on campus or attending an event.
- For Andover events in other regions, all visitors/attendees are asked to follow local health guidelines. These and any other guidelines will be shared closer to the event, if applicable.
- As an inclusive community, we support any visitor/attendee wearing a mask at any time.