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Dear Brielle Board of Education,
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
Good afternoon,
I am in the process of gathering the information for your OPRA request.
Due to several summer vacations within our district, I will need
additional time to complete your request. I would the opportunity to
respond by Wednesday August 23, 2023.
Thank you for your patience.
Diane Quigley
Diane Quigley
School Business Administrator
Brielle Elementary School
605 Union Lane
Brielle, NJ 08730
732-528-6400 ext 202
[1][email address]
On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 3:22 PM NJPEC
<[2][OPRA #49500 email]> wrote:
Dear Brielle Board of Education,
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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Thank you
Diane Quigley
School Business Administrator
Brielle Elementary School
605 Union Lane
Brielle, NJ 08730
732-528-6400 ext 202
[1][email address]
On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 1:14 PM Diane Quigley
<[2][email address]> wrote:
Good afternoon,
I am in the process of gathering the information for your OPRA request.
Due to several summer vacations within our district, I will need
additional time to complete your request. I would the opportunity to
respond by Wednesday August 23, 2023.
Thank you for your patience.
Diane Quigley
Diane Quigley
School Business Administrator
Brielle Elementary School
605 Union Lane
Brielle, NJ 08730
732-528-6400 ext 202
[3][email address]
On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 3:22 PM NJPEC
<[4][OPRA #49500 email]> wrote:
Dear Brielle Board of Education,
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; 491 we have no charter, or non public
schools within the district
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. We have
had no requests for "opting out"
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. It is part of the
classroom curriulum. A virtual webinar was held with parents. The
transcript is available on the [5]brielleschool.org website
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. Brielle School
District does not have a "Book Review Committee"
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of
your school district since November 1, 2022 to present. No requests
received
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. N/A
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. N/A
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:
[6][OPRA #49500 email]
Is [7][Brielle Board of Education request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Brielle Board of Education? If so, please contact us using this form:
[8]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
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on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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View this OPRA request & responses online:
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will be delayed.
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