Clear backpack documents
| Tracking # |
2024-054 |
| Submitted | July 16, 2024 |
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From: Tom Nash
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
- All correspondence received from parents related to clear backpack requirements between Jan. 1, 2024 and the time this request is processed.
- All replies to those parents sent from the superintendent or other RPS personnel between Jan. 1, 2024 and the time this request is processed.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Tom Nash, a citizen of Virginia.
From: Richmond Public Schools
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From: Richmond Public Schools
Thank you for your request.
Please provide specificity on indicators you would like to be queried in relation to “received from parents”, as our email query is not intuitive, we cannot determine which emails would be sent from a parent specifically.
Also, please provide any additional search terms that you feel are relevant to “clear backpack requirements” to ensure that the email query aligns with your expectations.
Lastly, please keep in mind that “replies to parents” may have to be individually cross-referenced “by hand” once identified, which will require additional hours of review, as again the email/electronic query is not intuitive.
From: Tom Nash
Thanks for your follow-up. An email from a parent would have to be one that contains some sort of phrase identifying the writer as a parent -- whether that means something like "as a parent" or "my child" or "my kid." Searching for the term clear backpack would hopefully pull up anyone speaking to that policy.
If there is a standard reply being sent to any such parent, please just include that response.
Thanks!
From: Richmond Public Schools
Good afternoon Mr. Nash,
Please see attached.
Thank you.
From: Richmond Public Schools
Good afternoon Mr. Nash,
Please see attached.
Thank you.
