SWAMPSCOTT – With little fanfare and no discussion, the School Committee voted unanimously to adopt a new bullying policy at its meeting Wednesday evening.Assistant Superintendent Maureen Bingham said the policy brings the district into compliance with state mandates and it would be added to the policy handbook.The policy defines bullying, mandates reporting, outlines investigative steps that need to be followed and what actions need to be taken if the complaint is founded.The policy uses the definition of bullying put forth by state law, which defines it as “the repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof?”The comprehensive five-page policy bans bullying and cyber-bullying on school grounds, property adjacent to school grounds, at school-sponsored or school-related functions.It also prohibits any bullying including electronic that creates a hostile environment at school for the target or disrupts the educational process.The policy mandates all staff members to report any bullying to the principal immediately. The policy also states it expects students, parents and guardians to report it to school officials. School officials are required to report any bullying involving criminal conduct to the police.According to the policy, disciplinary action can range from a verbal warning to expulsions. The policy also includes steps that should be taken to assist the targeted student and prohibits retaliation against the individual who reported the bullying incident.In other business, the recent MCAS scores were discussed. Even though the district is well above the state average and scores have been improving, several School Committee members stressed the need for improvement.Committee member Jaren Landen said she believes MCAS scores in Swampscott should be much higher.”I’d like to see Swampscott outperform the state average at a much higher level,” Landen said.School Committee member Maureen Thomsen agreed.”The bar has to be raised,” she said. “This is not good enough.”