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Bullying Accountability

Child Safety • Teacher Protection • Institutional Responsibility

A public-interest site documenting bullying-related institutional failures, retaliation against reporters, and the need for accountability in schools and other child-serving systems.

Featured Case:

MacMillan v.

Kingsley Montessori School

Anne MacMillan standing outside Kingsley Montessori School in Boston in 2023 beside a school window advertisement showing her teaching a Kingsley elementary student multiplication with the Montessori checkerboard, an image used by the school in its 2023 promotional materials.

Plaintiff Anne MacMillan Standing on Exeter Street in Boston Beside a Kingsley Advertisement Featuring Her Teaching (February 2023)

This site currently centers on MacMillan v. Kingsley Montessori School, a case arising from reports of serious bullying concerns, alleged retaliation after protected reporting, and broader questions about institutional responsibility in independent schools.

The case was dismissed and is now moving through the appeal process. Public filings and updates will be posted here as they become available.

Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Action No. 2584CV02767

Suffolk County

Why This Site Exists

Bullying Accountability exists to preserve the public record, make key documents accessible, and support careful, fact-based public understanding when serious concerns about child safety and institutional response arise.

This site was created in the context of MacMillan v. Kingsley Montessori School, but its purpose extends beyond a single case. It is also intended to support accountability when institutions fail to protect children, to support those who report harm in good faith, and to encourage lawful, responsible institutional action rather than silence, avoidance, or retaliation.

In Massachusetts, schools are required to maintain bullying prevention and intervention plans, provide clear reporting procedures, allow anonymous reporting, investigate reports promptly, and prohibit retaliation against those who report bullying or provide reliable information about it under Chapter 71, Section 37O. Learn more here: Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71, Section 37O.

Exterior view of Kingsley Montessori School’s building on Exeter Street in Boston, a large historic stone building photographed from street level.

Kingsley Montessori School Is Housed in the Old Exeter Theatre on Newbury Street in Boston

What You'll Find Here

Kingsley Montessori classroom interior with wooden shelves, child-sized furniture, and two arched stained-glass windows at the back of the room.

MacMillan's Classroom

MacMillan had been promoted to Co-Lead Lower Elementary Teacher in September of 2022. The complaint states that she reported severe bullying to Human Resources only weeks later, on October 31, 2022, and alleges she was retalited against for her report.

  • Case Materials: Court filings, appeal materials, public statements, and other key documents related to current and future cases featured on this site.

  • Timeline: A clear chronology of major events, filings, rulings, and developments to help readers understand what happened and when.

  • Press & Updates: Press releases, public updates, reporter resources, and curated quotes from the record with source references.

  • Child Advocacy: Future resources, public education, and materials centered on protecting children, recognizing serious patterns of harm, and supporting truthful, developmentally responsible responses when safety concerns arise.

  • Teacher Advocacy: Future resources, analysis, and materials related to bullying reporting, educator protection, and institutional responsibility in schools.

Current Status

The complaint has been filed, the case was dismissed by Judge Cathleen E. Campbell at the trial-court level, and the appeal process is now underway. Public documents, case updates, and related materials will be posted here as they become available.

Photograph of the court’s Judgment on Motion to Dismiss in MacMillan v. Kingsley Montessori School, showing the first page of the signed ruling.

Judgment On Motion To Dismiss

Institutional Context

Arched stained-glass window inside Kingsley Montessori School’s building, with warm amber and blue tones and decorative objects arranged on the windowsill.

One of Kingsley Montessori School's Stained Glass Windows

26 Exeter Street in Boston was originally a Spiritualist Temple. In 2024, amidst criticism, Kingsley purchased the building with help from a $25M Mass Development tax-exempt bond.

MacMillan was a Lower Elementary teacher. Kingsley Lower Elementary tuition (ages 6-9) for the 2026-2027 school year is $45,285.

Core Principles

Child

Safety

Children deserve protection when harm is reported, and their safety should not be subordinated to institutional convenience, reputation, or financial interests.

Teacher Protection

Educators should not face retaliation for raising serious concerns in good faith about bullying, safety, or institutional misconduct.

Institutional Responsibility

When safety concerns arise, institutions should respond lawfully, truthfully, and responsibly, with clear reporting pathways, fair investigation, and meaningful accountability.

For Reporters

This site is designed to make public-record materials, case updates, and background context easier to access. A dedicated press section will provide documents, statements, key quotes, and related resources to support accurate reporting.

Reporters will also be able to access curated quotes from the record, linked to source documents and page references.

Historic photograph of the Exeter Street building in Boston, showing the structure in an earlier period before its current use by Kingsley Montessori School.

About Anne MacMillan

Professional headshot of Anne MacMillan wearing a brown blazer and blue pendant necklace she uses to represent her autistic little brother against a neutral studio background.

Anne MacMillan, MLA

Montessori Teacher and Neurodiversity Advocate

Anne MacMillan is an educator, anti-bullying advocate, and the founder of Bullying Accountability. She created this site to support child safety, protect those who report harm in good faith, and encourage greater institutional responsibility when serious concerns are raised.

After leaving Kingsley Montessori School, Anne focused her professional work on supporting Level 1 autistic adults and their families. She founded R.E.A.L. Neurodiverse™: Neurodiverse Resources and Education Across the Lifespan, developing an original neurodiverse family systems theory and creating structured programs to support professionals working with neurodiverse families.

Anne’s commitment to bullying accountability is also deeply personal. She comes from a neurodiverse family, and her two autistic siblings were bullied so severely in childhood that it affected their development and continued to impact their adult lives. As a non-autistic member of a neurodiverse family, she considers the protection of vulnerable children and the truthful reporting of harm to be among the most important issues schools can face.

That commitment helped lead her to make a good-faith report of bullying, document what occurred, file suit, and create this website in the hopes of helping prevent similar harm to other children and families.

Bullying Accountability

Child Safety • Teacher Protection • Institutional Responsibility

This site includes public-record materials where applicable, along with commentary and updates intended to support public understanding of issues related to child safety, teacher protection, and institutional responsibility.

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