Good afternoon,

Please accept this as a response to your June 20, 2024 request wherein you sought "the feasibility study on the regionalization of the Delsea Regional High, Township of Franklin, Elk Township, and Borough of Newfield school districts."

We have been advised that this study is still in the development and final approval stages. As such, Rowan University is denying your request as it seeks information that is deliberative in nature. Under OPRA, Rowan University is exempted from providing any consultative or deliberative material. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.

Your request is also denied under the common law for the following reason(s):The common law right to access public records depends on three requirements: (I) the records must be common law public documents; (2) the person seeking access must establish an interest in the subject matter of the material; and (3) the citizen's right to access must be balanced against the State's interest in preventing disclosure. Richard Rivera v. Union County Prosecutor's Office, 250 N.J. 124, 143-44 (2022); South Jersey Publishing Co. v. New Jersey Expressway Auth., 124 N.J. 478,487 (1991); Loigman v. Kimme/man, 102 N.J. 98 (1986); Nero v. Hyland, 76 NJ. 213, 222 (1978). In addition to the above, your common law request is denied due to your failure to identify your interest in the requested records.

We believe this is a full response to your OPRA request and Rowan will close this request 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] |856-256-5110

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