Hit and Run Bus Accident
Dear Monroe Township School District (Middlesex),
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:
1. All emails between Donna Marter and Dr. Layman from Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 - Wednesday Feb 11th regarding the hit and run bus accident involving a Monroe Middle School student.
2. 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.
3. All emails received by Dr. Layman from the parent of the student involved in the hit and run bus accident on Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Dear Monroe Community Advocate,
This message confirms that the Monroe Township School District has
received your OPRA Request on 02/12/2026. The full details of your
submission are included below for your reference.
Your request reference number is [1]Request Number: OPRA-2026-10 and your
security key is 5D4A4240.
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:
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FirstName Monroe Community Advocate
LastName Monroe Community Advocate
Phone
Email [OPRA #86886 email]
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Convictions No
CommercialPurpose No
LegalProceeding1 No
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1. All emails between Donna Marter and Dr. Layman
from Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 - Wednesday Feb 11th
regarding the hit and run bus accident involving a
Monroe Middle School student. 2. All emails between
Dr. Layman and Board of Education members from
Description Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 - Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
regarding the hit and run bus accident involving a
Monroe Middle School student. 3. All emails received
by Dr. Layman from the parent of the student
involved in the hit and run bus accident on Tuesday,
Feb 3, 2026.
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 02/12/2026. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline within which the Board is to respond is
Thursday, February 26, 2026.[1][1]
More specifically, the Boards response to your requests is set forth
below:
“1. All emails between Donna Marter and Dr. Layman from Tuesday, Feb 3
2026 – Wednesday Feb 11th regarding the hit and run bus accident involving
a Monroe Middle School student. 2. 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. 3. All emails received by Dr. Layman from the parent of the
student involved in the hit and run bus accident on Tuesday, Feb 3,
2026 .”
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]
[2][1] The District was closed on Monday, February 16, 2026 in observance
of President’s Day and on Monday, February 23, 2026 and Tuesday, February
24, 2026 due to inclement weather.
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