OPRA Request for video of 7/21/2021 Board of Education meeting
Dear Toms River School District,
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:
Please provide video of 7/21/2021 Board of Education meeting as streamed to the public.
Please provide the names of all speakers during public comment during this meeting.
Please provide any emails addressed to any five or more members of the Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education or sent to [email address] between 7/14/2021 and 7/21/2021
Yours faithfully,
Information Please
Good morning Information Please,
The Toms River Regional Schools District received your Open Public Records
Act (OPRA) request on July 23, 2021. I, Sheri Pereira, the official
Records Custodian, received your OPRA request on July 23, 2021. As such,
the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is August
3, 2021 unless an extension is required and/or necessary.
Thank you,
Sheri
Sheri Pereira
District Custodian of School Records
Board of Education ~ Business Office
Toms River Regional Schools
732.505.5500 Ext. 500082
732.473.9168 (Facsimile)
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Good afternoon Information Please,
Pursuant to your OPRA Request sent and received on July 23, 2021,
requesting the following information: Please provide video of 7/21/2021
Board of Education meeting as streamed to the public. Please provide the
names of all speakers during public comment during this meeting. Please
provide any emails addressed to any five or more members of the Toms River
Regional Schools Board of Education or sent to [1][email address]
between 7/14/2021 and 7/21/2021.
With reference to the emails addressed to any five or more members of the
Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education or sent to
[2][email address] between 7/14/2021 and 7/21/2021, please be advised
that our email system that we use to pull emails has been down since your
request on 7/23/2021. Unfortunately we thought the system would be up and
running by now, which is not the case. Our technology department is
working with our email system company to try to rectify the issue and
resolve all problems. We cannot provide any emails until the system is
fixed by our email system company so we can pull up your requested emails
and fulfill your request. I was advised that our request to get this
issue resolved has been escalated to a higher level of support today.
With that being said, an extension may be requested. As soon as the
system is up and running, the emails can be pulled.
Thank you,
Sheri
Sheri Pereira
District Custodian of School Records
Board of Education ~ Business Office
Toms River Regional Schools
732.505.5500 Ext. 500082
732.473.9168 (Facsimile)
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Dear Sheri Pereira,
I appreciate your email. Hopefully your technology issues will be resolved soon.
Thank you,
Information Please
Good morning Information Please,
The Toms River Regional Schools received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on July 23, 2021. I, Sheri Pereira, the Official Records
Custodian, received your OPRA request on July 23, 2021. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is August 3,
2021. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 4th
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
Please provide video of 7/21/2021 Board of Education meeting as streamed
to the public. Please provide the names of all speakers during public
comment during this meeting. Please provide any emails addressed to any
five or more members of the Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education
or sent to [1][email address] between 7/14/2021 and 7/21/2021.
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill because records require searching and potentially medium
conversion. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall
be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the
record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Your request requires an extension of time until August 23, 2021.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Toms River Regional Schools to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [2][email address], or
at their web site at [3]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other
questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Thank you,
Sheri
Sheri Pereira
District Custodian of School Records
Board of Education ~ Business Office
Toms River Regional Schools
732.505.5500 Ext. 500082
732.473.9168 (Facsimile)
Do not Reply All. This message and any attached documents contain
information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from
disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the
use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of
this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution,
disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any
action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery
of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not
compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from
disclosure as to this communication.
Good afternoon Information Please,
Pursuant to your OPRA request received on July 23, 2021 and pursuant to
our email dated July 29, 2021, please recall I had requested an extension
of time until August 23, 2021.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
Please provide video of the 7/21/2021 Board of Education Meeting as
streamed to the public. Please provide the names of all speakers during
public comment during this meeting. Please provide any emails addressed
to any five or more members of the Toms River Regional Schools Board of
Education or sent to [1][email address] between 7/14/2021 and
7/21/2021.
Please find attached redaction sheet for the sign-in sheet from the
7/21/2021 Board of Education Meeting as well as the sign-in sheet from
said meeting. Also find attached redaction sheet for the emails addressed
to any five or more members of the Toms River Regional Schools Board of
Education or sent to [2][email address] between 7/14/2021 and
7/21/2021 as well as the emails.
Please be advised that you can find the 7/21/2021 Board of Education
Meeting video as streamed to the public right on our Toms River Schools
website under Administration in the top gray area. Then click Board of
Education in the top gray area. In the middle of the page you will see
the current Board of Education Meetings as streamed to the public. This
is where you can find the 7/21/2021 Board of Education Meeting as streamed
to the public.
Thank you,
Sheri
Sheri Pereira
District Custodian of School Records
Board of Education ~ Business Office
Toms River Regional Schools
732.505.5500 Ext. 500082
732.473.9168 (Facsimile)
Do not Reply All. This message and any attached documents contain
information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from
disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the
use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of
this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution,
disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any
action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery
of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not
compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from
disclosure as to this communication.
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