Communications between DOE and DOH
Dear New Jersey Department of Education,
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:
All communications between the department of health and the department of education in regards to guidance for the 2021-2022 school year including recommendations on mask wearing and vaccination, including any citations of data to support the efficacy of mitigation strategies.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
Good afternoon,
We are in receipt of your request below. Currently, your request fails to specifically identify correspondence pursuant to Burke v. Brandes, 429 N.J. Super 169 (App. Div. 2012); MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005); Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30 (App. Div. 2005); New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J. Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007); and Elcavage v. West Milford Twp., GRC Complaint Nos. 2009-07 and 2009-08 (March 2010).
Pursuant to these cases, in order to specifically identify correspondence, OPRA requests must contain: (1) the content and/or subject of the correspondence, (2) the specific date or range of dates during which the correspondence was transmitted, and (3) the sender and/or the recipient thereof.
Please provide the specific date or range of dates during which the correspondence was transmitted so that we may process your request.
Jeannette Larkins
Records Custodian
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ - 08625
Web: https://www.nj.gov/education/
Good afternoon,
The Department has not received a response to our email below regarding a specific date or range of dates for your request. Please respond in writing and provide this information so that we may process your request. Failure to respond by September 16, 2021 will result in the closure of this OPRA request.
Jeannette Larkins
Records Custodian
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ - 08625
Web: https://www.nj.gov/education/
Good afternoon,
The Department has not received a response to our emails dated August 30,
2021 and September 9, 2021 regarding clarification of your OPRA request.
Accordingly, the request is closed. A receipt indicating same, is
attached.
If you remain interested in these records, please feel free to file a new
request and provide us with the information referenced in our email dated
August 30, 2021.
Jeannette Larkins
Records Custodian
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ – 08625
Web: [1]https://www.nj.gov/education/
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1. https://www.nj.gov/education/