Good Afternoon:

As per your Open Public Records Act request dated 9/25/20 attached please
find the information you requested. Certain descriptions have been
redacted and are highlighted in yellow. Those descriptions are redacted 

for the following reasons: either they are deliberative communications
that are solely between BOE members and the administration are excluded
from disclosure under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 as intra-agency advisory
materials, it pertains

to a student, it pertains to personnel, or is attorney/client privilege. 

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven business days required by law, you have a right
to challenge the Board’s decision to deny access.  At your option, you may
either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file
a complaint with the GRC by completing the Denial of Access Complaint
Form.  You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at (866)-850-0511,
by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, by email
at [1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. 
The Council can also answer other questions about the law.  All questions
regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County    

Sincerely,

Antoinette Kelly,CPA
School Business Administrator
Board Secretary
Ridgewood Public Schools
49 Cottage Place
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone: 201-670-2700 Ext10503
[3]Email:[email address]
On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 5:33 PM School Ethics
<[4][OPRA #16963 email]> wrote:

Dear Ridgewood Public School District,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message.

Records requested:

Please provide a complete and accurate electronic copy of meta data,
commonly known as email header information, for the two (2) custodians
listed below, for the specific dates 9/10/2020 and 9/14/2020. Please
provide the full email header for all email items, all sent and received
emails, in each custodial mailbox for those dates.

Custodians/Board and Staff Member Names
1) Sheila Brogan, Board Member
2) Daniel Fishbein, Superintendent

Respectfully,
School Ethics (SEA)

cc: Board Chair, Michael Lembo

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