Reports of Discrimination and/or Bias Treatment towards students and/or employees of Park Elementary school
Dear Newark Public Schools,
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:
This request is being made under OPRA as well as Common Law Right of Access:
I am requesting any and all documents which relate to reports of discrimination and/or bias treatment against students and/or employees of Park Elementary School located at 120 Manchester Pl Newark NJ. I am requesting that these reports be provided for the time frame of 2010 to Present. I am also requesting that these records be sent to via email to: [email address] If clarification is needed, please advise.
Yours faithfully,
Tiffany Charles
Good afternoon,
This email will confirm receipt of your below OPRA request by my office
today, February 12, 2024. There is a seven day deadline of February 22,
2024 (due to an office closure on February 19, 2024 in observance of
President’s Day) to respond, which begins the day after receipt.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8315 Fax: 973-733-8771
Good afternoon,
In response to the OPRA request, please see below response.
“I am requesting any and all documents which relate to reports of
discrimination and/or bias treatment against students and/or employees of
Park Elementary School located at 120 Manchester Pl Newark NJ. I am
requesting that these reports be provided for the time frame of 2010 to
Present. - Denied, requires an analysis.
Please confirm receipt of this email.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8315 Fax: 973-733-8771
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Dear Luke, Pamela,
Good Morning,
Please provide the lawful basis for your denial. Also, please be reminded that I am making this request under Common Law Right of Access as well. My interest in obtaining the information is that my children attend this school.
Yours sincerely,
Tiffany Charles
Ms. Charles,
The response to your OPRA request was provided as "Denied, requires an
analysis". N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et. seq.
An OPRA request must seek an identifiable document. A Records Custodian is
not permitted to search its files to determine, which records, if any, are
responsive to an OPRA request.
Your OPRA request is seeking "any and all documents which relate to" this
is not an identifiable document, an analysis would be required "reports of
discrimination and/or bias treatment against students and/or employees of
Park Elementary School located at 120 Manchester Pl Newark NJ".
The above is the basis for the denial of your OPRA request.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8610 Fax: 973-733-8771
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