OPRA Request for SMS on Work Policies - Fogg & White, Jan 2025

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Johnathan Q Smith

Dear Rowan University,

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:
SMS (text message) communications specifically related to the formulation, discussion, or decision-making process of work policies or official university business between or involving Norman Ben Fogg and Charles White, sent or received on either their personal or university-assigned devices. Please limit the search to any communications that:
Mention or directly relate to specific work policies, including but not limited to "task sheets," "employee scheduling," "health and safety protocols".
Were sent or received between January 1, 2025, and January 30, 2025.

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.

Yours faithfully,
Johnathan Smith

Feld, Lorra Arsinoe, Rowan University

Hello,
Please accept this as Rowan’s completed response to your January 31, 2025, OPRA request (below) wherein you sought the "SMS (text message) communications specifically related to the formulation, discussion, or decision-making process of work policies or official university business between or involving Norman Ben Fogg and Charles White, sent or received on either their personal or university-assigned devices." The texts were also limited to "any communications that:
Mention or directly relate to specific work policies, including but not limited to 'task sheets,' 'employee scheduling,' 'health and safety protocols.'" A search on Webex (Rowan’s platform for employee work texts) did not result in any texts that are responsive to your request.

As you may know, OPRA requires a response within seven business days, in this case that would be today February 11, 2025. This is a full response to your OPRA request and Rowan will close this file unless you advise otherwise.

If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at any time.

Thank you,
Arsinoe Feld, Esq
OPRA Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd.| Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
[email address] |856-256-5112

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