Dear Medford Lakes School District Records Custodian,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

School years: Please treat “school year” as the District’s standard school-year boundaries, and provide records for SY 2024-2025 and SY 2025-2026.

1) Any document(s) stating total student enrollment by grade for each listed school year.

2) CHPE / Health curriculum opt-outs (aggregate counts only)
Any document(s) showing the number of students opted out (in whole or in part) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.7 for each listed school year, broken out by grade level; aggregate counts only (please redact any student-identifying information if present).

3) Parent opt-out / opt-in form(s)
Copies of the form(s) used in each listed school year for parents/guardians to opt out / opt in (or otherwise exercise rights under N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.7) for CHPE/Health instruction.

4) Implementation communications (final versions)
Parent/guardian communications used to implement the opt-out process in each listed school year (e.g., emails, flyers, handbook pages, website postings, portal messages).

5) BOE policies: book review/removal and committee composition
Current BOE policy(ies) and regulation(s) governing book review/reconsideration/removal requests and the composition/operation of any book review committee (or equivalent).

6) Book review/removal/reconsideration requests (7/1/2024–present)
Copies of requests submitted seeking review/restriction/removal of books from curriculum and/or school libraries from July 1, 2024 to present, plus final determinations/resolutions; redact any student-identifying information.

7) Legal invoices (7/1/2024–present)
Copies of legal invoices/bills submitted by the Board Attorney and any outside counsel from July 1, 2024 to present.

Format: Please provide all responsive records electronically via email attachments (PDF preferred). If any portion is withheld or redacted, please identify the specific legal basis for each withholding/redaction.

Please confirm receipt. If you are not the custodian for any portion, please forward to the appropriate custodian and advise me of that custodian’s contact information.

Yours faithfully,
B. Moore