Public Records Request for former Employee, potential new hire

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Dear Brick 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:
I would like to request the entire personnel file of former employee, Justin Throckmorton, tp include but not limited to performance reviews, grievances, disciplinary actions and investigations, if any. If there is any cost associated with this request, please contact me prior to taking any action.
Past Employee: Justin Throckmorton
Position Held: B.E.S.T. Staff
Dates Employed: 05/2024 - 10/2022

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,
Joy E.

Carey, Mary, Brick Township School District

On behalf of Mr. Edwards, Please be advised that your OPRA request, dated
December 23, 2024, is denied as the request is not in accordance with
OPRA’s personnel records statute found at N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.
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From: Joy E <[1][OPRA #69968 email]>
Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Subject: OPRA request - Public Records Request for former Employee,
potential new hire
To: OPRA requests at Brick Township School District
<[2][Brick Township School District request email]>

Dear Brick 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 connectionE with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:
I would like to request the entire personnel file of former employee,
Justin Throckmorton, tp include but not limited to performance reviews,
grievances, disciplinary actions and investigations, if any.  If there is
any cost associated with this request, please contact me prior to taking
any action.
Past Employee: Justin Throckmorton
Position Held: B.E.S.T. Staff
Dates Employed: 05/2024 - 10/2022

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,
Joy E.

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Mary Carey
Office of the Business Administrator
James W. Edwards, Jr., CPA
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Brick Township Board of Education

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