I will be out of the office August 7, 2023 through August 11, 2023
with limited access to email. Please expect a delay in my response.

If you need immediate assistance, please contact Michelle Ferraro at
[email address]

Thank you,
Anthony

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*Anthony Lo Franco**, CPA*
*Morris** School District*
Business Administrator /
Board Secretary
31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ 07960

Office (973) 292-2300 ext. 2021
Fax (973) 387-7605

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Good Afternoon Mr, Gottesman,

The Board is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") request.
Your request requires additional time to respond due to numerous requests
and demands on the District to locate the requested records. OPRA allows
custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i).
Specifically, OPRA states that “the requestor shall be advised by the
custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made
available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.” Accordingly, your
request requires an extension of time until August 31, 2023.

Thank you,

On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM NJPEC
<[1][OPRA #49684 email]> wrote:

Dear Morris School District,

In accordance with the New Jersey open public records Act, we hereby
request for response to the following request hold

1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students
enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for
the 2022-2023 school year;
2) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students
whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of
N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the
2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto
for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide documents indicating the
number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by
which parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion
of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent
opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education
curriculum and a copy of the document by which parents can opt-out their
children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020
NJSLS-CHPE in your district. Including but not limited to forms, flyers,
emails to parents and/or a website.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was
implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at
home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a
webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but
with elements removed; h) not at all.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition
of your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book
reviews or book removal requests.
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of
your school district since November 1, 2022 to present.

8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school
libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in
accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents
relating to the review or removal.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of
current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being
considered for purchase.
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any
outside council from January 1, 2023 to present

Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[2][OPRA #49684 email]

Is [3][Morris School District request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Morris School District? If so, please contact us using this form:
[4]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
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on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

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Anthony Lo Franco, CPA
Morris School District
Business Administrator /
  Board Secretary
31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ  07960
 
Office (973) 292-2300 ext. 2021
Fax (973) 387-7605
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intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
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prohibited.  If you have received this email in error please immediately
notify the system manager, sender or the Morris School District by
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Thank you,
Anthony
On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM NJPEC
<[1][OPRA #49684 email]> wrote:

Dear Morris School District,

In accordance with the New Jersey open public records Act, we hereby
request for response to the following request hold

1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students
enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for
the 2022-2023 school year;
2) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students
whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of
N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the
2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto
for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide documents indicating the
number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by
which parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion
of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent
opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education
curriculum and a copy of the document by which parents can opt-out their
children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020
NJSLS-CHPE in your district. Including but not limited to forms, flyers,
emails to parents and/or a website.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was
implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at
home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a
webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but
with elements removed; h) not at all.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition
of your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book
reviews or book removal requests.
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of
your school district since November 1, 2022 to present.

8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school
libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in
accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents
relating to the review or removal.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of
current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being
considered for purchase.
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any
outside council from January 1, 2023 to present

Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[2][OPRA #49684 email]

Is [3][Morris School District request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Morris School District? If so, please contact us using this form:
[4]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published
on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[5]https://opramachine.com/help/officers

View this OPRA request & responses online:
[6]https://opramachine.com/request/various_...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses
will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your
web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

--
Anthony Lo Franco, CPA
Morris School District
Business Administrator /
  Board Secretary
31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ  07960
 
Office (973) 292-2300 ext. 2021
Fax (973) 387-7605
This email and any attached information (“email”) is confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed in the body of the email. This email may contain information
that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from disclosure or
unauthorized use under applicable law.  If you are not the intended
recipient or person responsible for delivering this email to the intended
recipient, you have received this communication in error, and any review,
use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing, copying,
distribution or taking any action in reliance on this email is strictly
prohibited.  If you have received this email in error please immediately
notify the system manager, sender or the Morris School District by
telephone or email and permanently delete the original email and remove
all copies from your system.

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