New Jersey Institute of Technology RTK
| Submitted | Feb. 27, 2020 |
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From: Lindsay Bowen
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
* Any annual, quarterly or semesterly logs or reports that detail how often various school therapy services are provided to students. Please provide logs from the academic year beginning in 2014 through the present.
* Any reports, logs, or other data that tracks average wait times for students who have sought help for mental health issues. Please provide logs from the academic year beginning in 2014 through the present.
* The budget for mental health services for each year beginning in 2014 through the present.
* Any reports, logs, or other data that tracks the number of mental-health related accommodations requested each school year, as well as the outcomes of those accommodation requests. Please provide records beginning in 2014 through the present.
* Any and all policies related to mental health, including but not limited to policies governing leaves of absence (voluntary and involuntary) for students, as well as any logs or reports that note the voluntary and involuntary leaves of absences students have taken each year since 2014.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Lindsay Bowen
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Jersey Open Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 27, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Lindsay Bowen:
NJIT received your OPRA request March 10, 2020 via regular mail to NJIT’s
Registrar Jerry Trombella, who forwarded the same to me, NJIT’s Custodian
of Records. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to
your request is March 19, 2020. This response to your request is being
provided to you on the 3rd business day of my receipt of said request. The
completed OPRA is enclosed.
Your request sought in pertinent part, access to the following NJIT records:
*“Any annual, quarterly or semesterly logs or reports that detail how often
various school therapy services are provided to students. Please provide
logs from the academic year beginning in 2014 through the present. Any
reports, logs, or other data that tracks average wait times for students
who have sought help for mental health issues. …* *Please provide logs
from the academic year beginning in 2014 through the present. The budget
for mental health services for each year beginning in 2014 through the
present. Any reports, logs or other data that tracks the number of
mental-health related accommodations requested each school year, as well as
the outcomes of those accommodation requests. Please provide logs from the
academic year beginning in 2014 through the present. Any and all policies
related to mental health, including but not limited to policies governing
leaves of absence (voluntary and involuntary) for students, as well as any
logs or reports that note the voluntary and involuntary leaves of absences
students have taken each year since 2014.”*
*Response*:
A search of NJIT found only the following record, which is attached and is
responsive to your request above for reports/policies related to mental
health services for NJIT students (7 pages).
The records provided are being transmitted to you via email pursuant to
your request. There is no cost associated with this request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by NJIT to deny access. At your option,
you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey
or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing
the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free
telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by
email at grc@dca.state.nj.us , or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc.
The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions
regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.
Clara Williams, Custodian of Records
Office of General Counsel
Fenster Hall, Room 480
NJ Institute of Technology
323 Dr Martin L King Blvd
Newark, NJ 07102
973/596-5461
973/642-4056 FAX
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