non-discrimination policY, tic compliance, and ppp loan forgiveness

Non-Discrimination Policy

It is the policy of The Fenn School to maintain a school environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and to conduct its educational practices, admissions program, financial aid policies, and athletic and other school administrative programs solely on the basis of an individual’s merit, qualifications, and skills. The School admits qualified students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, or any other status protected by applicable law, and extends to them all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The Fenn School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its admissions, financial aid, and loans, and its educational, athletic, and other programs.

Additionally, The Fenn School does not discriminate in hiring or terms or conditions of employment on the basis of sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, age, marital status, military or veteran status, application for military service, race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.    

Compliance with Transparency in Coverage Rules

As an employer that sponsors a group medical plan, The Fenn School is required to abide by the federal Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rules, part of a larger federal effort to improve transparency around the cost of health care services. 

This link -- https://transparency-in-coverage.bluecrossma.com/ -- leads to the Machine-Readable Files that are made available in response to the TiC rules and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The Machine-Readable Files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data. 

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness 

As noted in various school communications throughout the 2021-2022 school year, the School received a federal loan related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the School adopted a number of policies and procedures in order to comply with the specific obligations associated with that loan. At this point, the federal loan has been forgiven, and the policies and procedures associated with that loan no longer apply and are hereby rescinded effective 11/02/2020.

Those included: Title IX Policy; Title IX Grievance Procedures; and Title IX Complaint Form. Please note that these policies and procedures will continue to govern during the period from 04/06/2020 to 11/02/2020. (To the extent that any investigation is pending under the former Title IX Policy, the School will complete that investigation in accordance with that policy.)

As always, the School remains committed to a policy of non-discrimination and to protecting its students, employees, and visitors from misconduct. To that end, students and employees should refer to the policies contained in the Family Handbook, as applicable, including, but not limited to, the sections on the School’s Non-Discrimination Statement, Diversity and Inclusion Statement, Mandated Reporting, Sexual and Other Harassment, Policies and Expectations For Interpersonal Student Relationships, etc.

Questions and/or concerns about this subject matter should be directed to David Platt, Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations, at dplatt@fenn.org.