Various requests for public records from your school district
Dear Toms River 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 be advised that the District is closed on Fridays in the summer.
I am also currently Out of the Office and will return on Tuesday,
August 15, 2023.
If you need immediate assistance, please contact Helena Gregitis at
[email address].
Thank you for your patience and cooperation,
Sheri Pereira
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*Sheri PereiraDistrict Custodian of School Records*
*Board of Education ~ Business OfficeToms River Regional
Schools732.505.5500 Ext. 500082*
*732.473.9168 (Facsimile)*
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The Toms River Regional School District ("District") received your Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) request dated Saturday, August 5, 2023. The
official Custodian of Records received your OPRA request on August 7,
2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your
request is August 17, 2023 as the ("District") is closed on Fridays during
the summer months.
Due to the extensive volume of this OPRA request we are hereby requesting
a 14 business day extension of said request which would have a new
response date of September 8, 2023.
Sincerely,
Helena Greigitis for
Sheri Pereira
District Custodian of School Records
Board of Education ~ Business Office
Toms River Regional Schools
732.505.5500 Ext. 500082
732.473.9168 (Facsimile)
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Good morning Mr. Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the New Jersey
Public Education Coalition,
The Toms River Regional School District ("District") received your Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) request dated Saturday, August 5, 2023. The
official Custodian of Records received your OPRA request on August 7,
2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your
request is August 17, 2023 as the ("District") is closed on Fridays during
the summer months. Due to the extensive volume of this OPRA request, we
requested a 14 business day extension of said request which would have a
new response date of September 8, 2023. This response is being provided
to you on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
Information Requested
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.
Pursuant to your request, please find the information enclosed hereto with
its attachments.
Thank you,
Sheri
Sheri Pereira
District Custodian of School Records
Board of Education ~ Business Office
Toms River Regional Schools
732.505.5500 Ext. 500082
732.473.9168 (Facsimile)
Do not Reply All. This message and any attached documents contain
information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from
disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the
use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of
this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution,
disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any
action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery
of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not
compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from
disclosure as to this communication.
[1][IMG][2] 2020 NJSLS-CHPE Opra Request