Request for Communications between the Board of Education and Middletown Township

Anonymous Anon made this OPRA request to Middletown School District Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

The request was refused by Middletown School District.

Dear Middletown 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:

All communications, including email or text messages, between any member of the Middletown Board of Education or Administration and any member of the Township Committee or Administration between January 1st, 2022 - July 31st, 2024

Yours faithfully,

Anonymous Anon

Amy P Doherty, Middletown School District

Hello:
I am in receipt of your OPRA request dated July 31, 2024.  Your records
request as written is too broad.  Please revise your request to include
specific parties to the correspondence and subject matter.  
Amy Doherty

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Dear Amy P Doherty,

I would like all communications, including email or text messages, between any member of the Middletown Board of Education or Administration to include:
Frank Capone
Jacqueline Tobacco
Lenora Caminitti
Joan Minnuies
Kate Farley
Joseph Fitzgerald
Gary Tulip
Debra Wright
Caterina Skalaski
Amy P. Doherty
Daniel Valent
Jessica Alfone

With any member of the Township Committee or Administration to include:

Tony Perry
Rick Hibell
Ryan Clark
Kimberly Kratz
Kevin Settembrino
Anthony Mercantante
James Van Nest
Colleen Lapp

Between January 1st, 2022 - August 5th, 2024

Keywords to aid your search would include:

Covid /Covid 19
Mask(s)
Gay
Lesbian
Transgender
Student Contact(s)
Pronoun
fundraiser(ing)
Bullying
Election(s)
Petition(s)
Budget

Yours sincerely,

Anonymous Anon

Amy P Doherty, Middletown School District

Dear Anonymous:
I am writing in response to your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
received on August 5, 2024.  Upon review of your request, it has been
determined that your request is overly broad and does not sufficiently
identify a specific government record. Under OPRA, a request must identify
the specific government records sought with enough clarity to allow the
records custodian to locate the records without conducting research. Your
request does not meet these criteria.  Please be advised that this
response should not be construed as a denial of access to government
records, but rather a request for you to provide a more specific and clear
description of the records you are seeking. If you are able to provide
additional details or narrow the scope of your request, we will be happy
to process it accordingly.  Thank you.
Amy Doherty

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Dear Amy P Doherty,

My request identified specific parties, a specific date range and specific keywords for your records search. Furthermore, should the BOE or Township fail to produce the records, I will seek legal assistance and reimbursement of fees.

Yours sincerely,

Anonymous Anon

Amy P Doherty, Middletown School District

Anonymous Anon:

Thank you for your follow-up communication.  I refer to my prior response.

Amy Doherty

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