August 2, 2019
To the Curtis community:
At Curtis, we condemn sexual violence, racism, discrimination, harassment of any type, or
any form of intimidation. We are heartbroken that there have been times in Curtis’s earlier
history when the voices of its community members were not heard at critical moments when
they needed the school to listen with empathy and support. We profoundly apologize to and
sympathize with anyone who may have had such experiences, and sincerely regret that our
past institutional culture may not have always provided the safety net needed to thoroughly
address the full gamut of our community’s needs. We have zero tolerance toward all forms
of abusive behavior, and we will continue to go to great lengths to prevent it.
We believe that an informed, educated, and enlightened community can improve upon its
past, and we invite you to join us in this effort. As this work continues, we encourage you to
visit Curtis.edu/Policies where you can learn about the many ways in which Curtis has
evolved to foster a vibrant culture while ensuring a safe and healthy campus environment.
We will continue to adapt our policies and procedures. Curtis is working with an
independent vendor to establish a new hotline so that individuals from our community will
have an additional channel to report inappropriate behavior from the past or present. Work
on this hotline is in progress and information will be released shortly, once the hotline is
active and testing is complete.
We promise to stay true to this essential work and elevate our commitment toward it.
With all best wishes,

Roberto Díaz
President and CEO

Deborah M. Fretz
Board Chair