Alabama Library Challenges (Lauderdale County Schools )

Hello,
We have had no complaints regarding books, magazines, etc. Our curriculum,
AUP, and other policies can be found on our website at www.lcschools.org.
Thank you.
--
Jennifer Gray
Superintendent
Lauderdale County Schools
256-760-1300
Fax 256-766-5815
PO Box 278
Florence, AL 35631

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mark Wilson <mark.wilson@lcschools.org>
Date: Mon, May 12, 2014 at 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Request: Alabama Library Challenges
(Lauderdale County Schools )
To: Jennifer Gray <jennifer.gray@lcschools.org>

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Jennifer Gray
<jennifer.gray@lcschools.org>wrote:

>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Chris Peterson* <requests@muckrock.com>
> Date: Monday, May 12, 2014
> Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Alabama Library Challenges
> (Lauderdale County Schools )
> To: jennifer.gray@lcschools.org
>
>
>
> May 12, 2014
> Lauderdale County Schools
> Lauderdale County Schools
> P.O. Box 278
> Florence, AL 35631
>
> This is a follow up to a previous request:
>
>
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
> copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know
> when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
> needed.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> ---
>
> On April 26, 2014:
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
> copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know
> when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
> needed.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> ---
>
> On April 11, 2014:
>
> Apologies, Acceptable Use policy attached.
>
> ---
>
> On April 11, 2014:
>
> Superintendent Gray,
>
> Thank you for your response with regard to challenges.
>
> We were able to locate the Acceptable Use policy (attached) at the
> indicated URL, but did not find anything pertaining to Internet filtering
> or material/collection development. If your district has documents
> pertaining to either of these subjects could you please send them per our
> original request?
>
> Thank you again for your help with our research and for fulfilling this
> records request!
>
>
>
> ---
>
> On April 11, 2014:
>
> Hello,
> We have had no complaints regarding books, magazines, etc. Our curriculum,
> AUP, and other policies can be found on our website at www.lcschools.org.
> Thank you.
> --
> Jennifer Gray
> Superintendent
> Lauderdale County Schools
> 256-760-1300
> Fax 256-766-5815
> PO Box 278
> Florence, AL 35631
>
> ---
>
> On April 10, 2014:
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
> copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know
> when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
> needed.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> ---
>
> On March 26, 2014:
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
> copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know
> when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
> needed.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> ---
>
> On March 11, 2014:
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
> copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know
> when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
> needed.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> ---
>
> On Jan. 20, 2014:
>
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
>
> We are a team of academic researchers studying information access and
> availability in public schools and libraries. We are contacting you as part
> of a national effort to help us better understand the scope and substance
> of the various challenges which arise in the course of administering a
> public library system or public school system.
>
>
> Under Alabama's Public Records Law, we are requesting copies of the
> following public records:
>
>
> -any complaints, requests, and/or challenges for removal,
> reclassification, and/or reconsideration of publications including books,
> magazines, movies, music, and/or other media, along with any associated
> records, petitions, and/or correspondence since January 1, 2003
>
> -any current collection or curriculum development policy or policies
> governing your institution(s)
>
> -any records related to Internet filtering, including but not limited to:
>
> -any current acceptable use policies, web publishing policies, or
> equivalents
>
> -any current contracts with Internet filtering services and/or
> providers
>
> -any current categories of content which your provider offers to
> block, along with which categories your library or libraries currently block
>
> -any modifications to the standard configuration of your filter,
> including lists of sites, services, URLs, keywords, or other identifiers
> which have been specifically configured as forbidden or allowed (i.e.
> "blacklists/whitelists")
>
>
> We will use these records in our research. Please note that we are not
> asking for registration, circulation, or other private records protected by
> state law, and you should feel free to redact personally identifiable
> information from the records you send us, at your discretion.
>
>
> You may respond to this request by sending electronic documents (e.g.
> emails, screen captures, spreadsheets, etc) or high-quality scanned PDFs
> to this inbox. If you cannot respond by email, please fax copies to
> 206-984-9551, with “MIA” written clearly at the top of the first page. If
> you do not have any documents responsive to our request, or if you have
> questions about how to respond, then you may email us at this inbox. In
> order to assist you in responding to our request, we have also posted
> guidelines and examples at http://mappinginfoaccess.org.
>
> We understand that there may be fees associated with responding to our
> request. We ask that you waive any such fees in light of our project’s
> character, which is non-commercial, academic, open, and firmly in the
> public interest. If you are unable to waive fees, and if they are in excess
> of $20, please contact us with an estimate of fees before responding.
>
>
> Thank you in advance for helping us better understand the important work
> that you do. If you have any questions about our request or our project,
> please email us at: team [at] mappinginfoaccess [dot] org.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Emily Knox
> Assistant Professor
> Graduate School of Library & Information Science
> University of Illinois
>
>
> Shannon M. Oltmann
> Assistant Professor
> School of Library & Information Science
> University of Kentucky
>
> Chris Peterson
> Researcher
> Center for Civic Media, Media Lab
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
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>
>
> --
> Jennifer Gray
> Superintendent
> Lauderdale County Schools
> 256-760-1300
> Fax 256-766-5815
> PO Box 278
> Florence, AL 35631
>
>
>

--
Mark Wilson
Technology Coordinator
Lauderdale County Schools
355 Co Rd 61
Florence, AL 35633
T 256-757-2101 ext 224
F 256-757-2922
--
Jennifer Gray
Superintendent
Lauderdale County Schools
256-760-1300
Fax 256-766-5815
PO Box 278
Florence, AL 35631