Lehigh Carbon Community College RTK

Dear Sean Starosta:

This acknowledges receipt on February 12, 2020, of your request for access
to public records under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, as set forth in
your request attached and incorporated as if repeated herein.

Your request for access is being reviewed and an extension of time to
respond is necessary due to the reason(s) noted below:

Section 902 Extension of Time
* x * (a)(1) the request for access requires redaction of a record in
accordance with section 706;
(a)(2) the request for access requires the retrieval of a record
stored in a remote location;
* x * (a)(3) a timely response to the request for access cannot be
accomplished due to bona fide and specified staffing limitations;
* x * (a)(4) a legal review is necessary to determine whether the record is
a record subject to access under this act;
(a)(5) the requester has not complied with the agency's policies
regarding access to records;
(a)(6) the requester refuses to pay applicable fees authorized by this
act; or
* x * (a)(7) the extent or nature of the request precludes a response
within the required time period.

Your request notes you wish to receive the records electronically, if
available in that format. If records exist but not in digital format, you
may inspect the records in person at no charge, or incur a fee ($.25/per
copy) to be paid in advance for scanning to digital format.

I expect to respond to your request within thirty (30) days from the date
of this letter.

Respectfully,
Cindy L. Brooks
Open Records Officer
Lehigh Carbon Community College
4525 Education Park Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078
610-799-1121

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Cindy L. Brooks
Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees
Open Records Officer
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Phone: 610-799-1121
Fax: 610-799-2881

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Notice: This email is intended only for the use of the individual to whom
it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential and protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient,
you are hereby notified that any use or disclosure of this information is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender by reply email and delete the original. Your compliance
is appreciated.

Dear Sean Starosta:

Thank you for writing to Lehigh Carbon Community College with your request
for information pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know law.

On February 12, 2020, you requested the following records. Your request is
granted in part and denied in part as follows:

1. 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.
– Granted in part; the responsive records for 2018 and 2019 are attached
hereto. Denied in part pursuant to RTKL Section 705; that for prior to
2018, the records do not exist in the form requested.

2. 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. – Denied
pursuant to RTKL Section 705; the records do not exist in the form
requested.

3. The budget for mental health services for each beginning in 2014
through the present – Granted; the responsive records are attached hereto.

4. 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. – Denied pursuant to RTKL Section
705; the records do not exist in the form requested.

5. 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 –
Denied pursuant to RTKL Section 705; the records do not exist in the form
requested.

*Code of Student Conduct *
https://www.lccc.edu/student-experience/lccc-code-of-student-conduct

*Student Request for Medical/Mental Health Withdrawal *
https://www.lccc.edu/current-students/student-records-registration/withdrawal-for-medical-mental-health-reasons

You have a right to appeal this denial of information in writing to Erik
Arneson, Executive Director, Office of Open Records, 333 Market Street, 16th
Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333.

If you choose to file an appeal, you must do so within fifteen (15)
business days of the mailing of this response, as outlined in Section
1101. Please note that a copy of your original Right-to-Know request and
this denial letter must be included when filing an appeal. The law also
requires that you state the reasons why the record is a public record and
address the reasons Lehigh Carbon Community College denies your request.
Visit the Office of Open Records website at http://openrecords.pa.gov for
further information on filing an appeal. If you have further questions,
please contact me at the number below. Please be advised that this
correspondence will serve to close this record with our office as permitted
by law.

Respectfully,

Cindy L. Brooks

Open Records Officer

Lehigh Carbon Community College

4525 Education Park Drive

Schnecksville, PA 18078

610-799-1121

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Cindy L. Brooks
Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees
Open Records Officer
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Phone: 610-799-1121
Fax: 610-799-2881

*Start* Here. *Go* Anywhere.

Notice: This email is intended only for the use of the individual to whom
it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential and protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient,
you are hereby notified that any use or disclosure of this information is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender by reply email and delete the original. Your compliance
is appreciated.