Dear Colts Neck Township School District,

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:
Any and all documents indicating requirements for the establishment and maintenance of a school club or organization.

Any and all documents indicating the how the students from the Cedar Road Middle School School were chosen to take part in the round-table with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Friday, December 5, 2025.

Copies of the "civics" toolkit given to students in school at the Cedar Road Middle School on December 5, 2025

For the purposes of this request, the term “document” includes, without limitation, any written, printed, typed, recorded, or graphic matter of any kind, however produced or reproduced, whether in hard copy or electronic format. This includes, but is not limited to, correspondence, memoranda, reports, emails, text messages, instant messages, voice mails, meeting minutes, notes, calendars, schedules, spreadsheets, Word documents, PDFs, presentations, photographs, videos, and any attachments, metadata, or embedded information contained therein.

The term “document” also encompasses drafts, preliminary versions, and any copies that differ in any way from the original, and any document stored on personal, mobile, or cloud-based devices if used for public business or maintained by a public agency.

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,

Michael Gottesman, Founder NJPEC

Dear Colts Neck Township School District,

On December 14, 2025, a lawful OPRA request was made to your district for the following:

Records requested:
Any and all documents indicating requirements for the establishment and maintenance of a school club or organization.

Any and all documents indicating the how the students from the Cedar Road Middle School School were chosen to take part in the round-table with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Friday, December 5, 2025.

Copies of the "civics" toolkit given to students in school at the Cedar Road Middle School on December 5, 2025

A response was due by December 23, 2025. None has been received and your district is now in violation of the Open Public Records Act.

Failure to respond by Friday January 9 will force me to register A Denial Of Access Complaint on the Government Records Council

Respectfully,

Yours faithfully,

Michael Gottesman, Founder NJPEC