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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: April 21, 2022 | Updated: June 3, 2022
(April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021
Hello Asheville, NC City Schools (Mark, Ashley, and Dillon Cced),
I'd like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
A) Please provide all texts and emails exchanged between Asheville City Schools Central Office staff and Asheville City Council / Council members, regarding Asheville Primary School and concerning public comment about the fate thereof. Please provide all responsive records during the specific time period of January 01, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
B) Please provide all texts and emails exchanged between Asheville City Schools Central Office staff and Asheville City Schools Foundation, regarding Asheville Primary School and concerning public comment about the fate thereof. Please provide all responsive records during the specific time period of January 01, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
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Where applicable – Please include all .PDFs, files, attachments, videos, hyperlinks, photos, etc. that are indicated within the responsive records. For example: A .PDF that is an attachment within an email or text record, should also be provided as an accompanying file along with the responsive emails.
Emails and text messages already exist in a digital format (electronic medium). Therefore, you should be able to provide those records as requested under NC Public Records Law. You should also be able to provide these records in an electronic format such as Google Drive link, Dropbox folder, emailed response, .PDF, CD / Flash drive (if necessary), or other electronic format.
** If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **
Thank you for your assistance!
Status: Government Denied Request
Activity:
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June 3, 2022 4:39 pm
1 year ago
from: Ashley Thublin <[email protected]>
date: Jun 3, 2022, 4:39 PM
subject: Out of the Office Re: Public Records Request: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021Hello, and thank you for your email.
I am currently out of the office. I will have limited access to email
during this time; however, I am able to respond to emergencies on my
cell phone.Otherwise, I look forward to collaborating with you upon my return.
Kind Regards, Ashley-Michelle Thublin
Status: Government Denied Request -
June 3, 2022 4:39 pm
1 year ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected]
cc: Ashley Thublin <[email protected]>,
Dillon Huffman <[email protected]>
date: Jun 3, 2022, 4:39 PM
subject: Re: Public Records Request: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021Good afternoon Asheville City Schools,
I have followed up multiple times on my public records request sent to your offices on April 25. Having have received no response, I am now marking this request as “Denied” on our website:
In the past, I’ve been told to send requests to “Executive Director of Communications, Ashley Thublin” and, ”Communications Specialist, Dillon Huffman”. I have attempted emailing multiple people, and have never received any reply clarifying who is currently in charge of fulfilling records requests and why they are not being fulfilled. I’ve also had to “Close / Deny” other ACS requests throughout the past year, for the same reasons – This is unacceptable.
Please specify who is the appropriate contact at ACS to fulfill public records requests, and please provide an explanation why there has been no response to my request since April 25.
ACS is required to process all valid public records requests under NC Public Records Law. If you are intentionally delaying fulfillment of the request by allowing it to “sit” until staff has availability or feels like addressing, then I worry you are not processing public records requests in compliance with the Law.
With this in mind, I want to highlight the court case referenced in item #6 of the following article, posted on the NC Press Association website. In this instance: “The trial court held that an unjustified one-month delay in production of records was tantamount to a denial”.
http://www.ncpress.com/stories/a-bakers-dozen-for-2022nc-public-records-law,2390
I respectfully ask that legal staff take immediate action to resolve this issue and ensure that ALL public records requests are being fulfilled by ACS as required under NC Public Records Law.
I will continue to submit public records requests to ACS in the future, and I would like assurance that I will receive a response and that requests are being processed by your offices in accordance with the law.
Thank you!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Government Denied Request -
May 20, 2022 4:48 pm
1 year ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
cc: Ashley Thublin <[email protected]>,
Dillon Huffman <[email protected]>
date: May 20, 2022, 4:48 PM
subject: Re: Public Records Request: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021Good afternoon Asheville City Schools (Records Officer),
Following up another time on this public records request that was sent in on 4/25: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021
Please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and if / when it will begin being processed. Please provide a timeline or rough estimate as to when the request will be completed, and I will follow up around the time you specify.
If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.
I’ll make a final attempt to follow up in June before marking this request as denied.
Thank you for your assistance!
Status: Follow up -
May 11, 2022 3:12 pm
1 year ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
cc: Ashley Thublin <[email protected]>,
Dillon Huffman <[email protected]>
date: May 11, 2022, 3:12 PM
subject: Re: Public Records Request: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021Good afternoon Asheville City Schools (Records Officer),
I’m following up again on this public records request that was sent on 4/25: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021
Please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and if / when it will begin being processed. Please provide a timeline or rough estimate as to when the request will be completed, and I will follow up around the time you specify.
If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.
I’ll make one more attempt to follow up at the end of the month before marking this request as denied.
Thank you for your assistance!
Status: Follow up -
April 25, 2022 3:57 pm
1 year ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
cc: Ashley Thublin <[email protected]>, Dillon Huffman <[email protected]>
date: Apr 25, 2022, 3:57 PM
subject: Public Records Request: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021Good afternoon Asheville City Schools (Records Officer),
I’d like to make a public records request for information that may be available in your office.
If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.
Please confirm receipt to let me know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again in early May if I have not heard back before then.
Here are the details of the request:
Subject: (April 2022) Multi-part request for Asheville City Schools: ACS Central Office staff, AVL City Council, and ACS Foundation texts and emails regarding Asheville Primary School. 01/01/2020 – 12/21/2021
Message: “Hello Asheville, NC City Schools (Mark, Ashley, and Dillon Cced),
I’d like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.htmlA) Please provide all texts and emails exchanged between Asheville City Schools Central Office staff and Asheville City Council / Council members, regarding Asheville Primary School and concerning public comment about the fate thereof. Please provide all responsive records during the specific time period of January 01, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
B) Please provide all texts and emails exchanged between Asheville City Schools Central Office staff and Asheville City Schools Foundation, regarding Asheville Primary School and concerning public comment about the fate thereof. Please provide all responsive records during the specific time period of January 01, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
——–Where applicable – Please include all .PDFs, files, attachments, videos, hyperlinks, photos, etc. that are indicated within the responsive records. For example: A .PDF that is an attachment within an email or text record, should also be provided as an accompanying file along with the responsive emails.
Emails and text messages already exist in a digital format (electronic medium). Therefore, you should be able to provide those records as requested under NC Public Records Law. You should also be able to provide these records in an electronic format such as Google Drive link, Dropbox folder, emailed response, .PDF, CD / Flash drive (if necessary), or other electronic format.
** If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **
Thank you for your assistance!”
Thank you!
** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.
Status: Sent to Government -
April 21, 2022 6:31 pm
1 year ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending