Dear Monroe Community Advocate ,

This message confirms that the Monroe Township School District has
received your OPRA Request on 03/03/2026. The full details of your
submission are included below for your reference.

Your request reference number is [1]Request Number: OPRA-2026-14 and your
security key is 90E9DE71.

Please have the security key and reference number available when
communicating with our staff regarding your request.

If you have any questions, please reply to this email.

Thank you,

Monroe Township School District
423 Buckelew Avenue
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
732-521-1500
[email address]

Full Request Details:

Field Name Response
FirstName Monroe Community Advocate
LastName Monroe Community Advocate
Phone
Email [OPRA #88096 email]
Address
City
State
Zip
Convictions No
CommercialPurpose No
LegalProceeding1 No
LegalProceeding2 No
CommonLaw1 false
1. All emails between Dr. Layman and Board of
Education members from Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 –
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 regarding the hit and run bus
accident involving a Monroe Middle School student.
This request is not asking for a student record and
Description no student records are sent to Board members. I am
asking for emails between the Acting Superintendent
and the Board of Education members. I am not asking
for student records. The Acting Superintendent
cannot share student records with the board of
education members so I am asking for the emails to
the Board specifically.
RecordType
ElectronicCommunications No
PreferredDeliveryMethod Electronic

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Dear Monroe Community Advocate,

On behalf of the Custodian of Records, Laura Allen, for the Monroe
Township School District (“Board” and/or “District”), I am writing this
letter in response to your request for records pursuant to the Open Public
Records Act (“OPRA”) submitted and received on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.  As
such, the seven (7) business day deadline within which the Board is to
respond is Thursday, March 12, 2026.

 More specifically, the Boards response to your requests is set forth
below:

 “1. All emails between Dr. Layman and Board of Education members from
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 – Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 regarding the hit and run
bus accident involving a Monroe Middle School student. ”

Your request seeks copies of student records and/or student information,
as explained in more detail below. There are long-standing regulations
governing the confidentiality of student records and limiting access to
those records to a select few. See N.J.A.C. 6A:32-2.1; and -7.1 et seq.
These regulations are specifically authorized by N.J.S.A. 18A:36-19 and
are a corollary to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(“FERPA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99. 

More specifically, N.J.A.C. 6A:32-2.1 defines “student records” as
“information related to an individual student gathered within or outside
the school district and maintained within the school district, regardless
of the physical form in which it is maintained.” Student records can only
be provided to individuals and organizations specifically authorized by
regulation to access those records. See N.J.A.C. 6A:32-7.1 and -7.5.

Accordingly, in view of the aforementioned, your request for copies of
emails related to an accident involving a student is a request for student
records and/or student information, to the extent any records exist, which
the Board is legally prohibited from providing pursuant to N.J.S.A.
41:1A-1, N.J.A.C. 6A:32-7.1, et seq., the Family Educational Rights &
Privacy Act (“FERPA”) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99), and L.R. v.
Camden City Pub. Sch. Dist., 238 N.J. 547 (2019). Accordingly, your
request is hereby denied as a request for confidential student records.

This correspondence and the foregoing information constitute the Board’s
full and complete response to your OPRA request and therefore, your OPRA
request is closed.

Thank you,

Monroe Township School District
423 Buckelew Avenue
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
732-521-1500
[email address]