Other (indicate in message) Submitted: August 12, 2024 | Updated: January 14, 2025

(August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

Good evening Linda, Karen, Heather, Christina, Mark, Dr. Allen, Diana, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),

Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

Please provide all Emails and SMS text messages “sent to” , “sent from” , "cc" , "bcc" , or “sent between”, as individuals or part of a group message – from or to – Heather Rhyne (LCSB Chairperson), Christina Sutton (LCSB Vice Chair), Mark Mullen (LCSB Member), and Dr. Aaron Allen (LCS Superintendent). During the specific time period of 05/01/2024 through 06/25/2024, and with the body, subject, or address containing either of the following two keywords: "Cesena" , "Bud"

I am explicitly asking that you DO NOT provide me with any confidential / sensitive / or personally identifying information about specific students or their data (if that type of info happens to be contained in the responsive records).

** I’m simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I’m NOT asking for the opportunity to come in person to "inspect", nor to obtain a printed copy of, this electronic record. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record already exists). 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. **
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Please note that by submitting this request, I’m NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it isn’t possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and clear explanations of those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.

By Law I’m not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:

Sunshine Request
PO Box 17391
Asheville, NC 28816

The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

Thank you for your assistance!

** 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.

Editor’s Note: Sunshine Request makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

Status: Clarification Requested

Documents:

Activity:

  • January 14, 2025 2:39 pm

    3 minutes ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: “Dellinger, Karen” <[email protected]>
    cc: “Allen, Aaron” <[email protected]>, Ethel Gaston <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 14, 2025, 2:39 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Hi Karen,

     

    Thank you for sharing the PDF above.

     

    My request called for the following:

     

    Please provide all Emails and SMS text messages “sent to” , “sent from” , “cc” , “bcc” , or “sent between”, as individuals or part of a group message – from or to – Heather Rhyne (LCSB Chairperson), Christina Sutton (LCSB Vice Chair), Mark Mullen (LCSB Member), and Dr. Aaron Allen (LCS Superintendent). During the specific time period of 05/01/2024 through 06/25/2024, and with the body, subject, or address containing either of the following two keywords: “Cesena” , “Bud”

     

    I am explicitly asking that you DO NOT provide me with any confidential / sensitive / or personally identifying information about specific students or their data (if that type of info happens to be contained in the responsive records).

     

    On first glance, it doesn’t appear that any text messages have been provided. Can you please clarify why there are no text messages included in the PDF above? Did you query the records from the parties as requested, and in doing so found that there were “no responsive records” ?

     

    Thank you for your help.

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Clarification Requested
  • January 14, 2025 9:47 am

    4 hours ago

    from: Dellinger, Karen <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    cc: “Allen, Aaron” <[email protected]>, Ethel Gaston <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 14, 2025, 9:47 AM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Hello,

     

    Below is the link to the information you requested.

     

    Thank you.

     

     Sunshine Request Keyword Emails 8-2024.PDF

     

    **Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 PDF file referenced (“Sunshine Request Keyword Emails 8-2024.PDF”) at top left in our Documents section.

    Status: Response Received from Government
  • September 23, 2024 5:57 pm

    3 months ago

    from: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[email protected]>
    date: Sep 23, 2024, 5:57 PM
    subject: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

     

    Address not found

     

    Your message wasn’t delivered to [email protected] because the address couldn’t be found, or is unable to receive mail.

     

    LEARN MORE

     

    The response was:

     

    550 5.2.1 The email account that you tried to reach is inactive. For more information, go to https://support.google.com/mail/?p=DisabledUser 98e67ed59e1d1-2e05a30e162sor56949a91.0 – gsmtp

     

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    From: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    To: “Dellinger, Karen” <[email protected]>
    Cc: [email protected].nc.us, [email protected], [email protected]c.us, [email protected], Aaron Allen <[email protected]>, Diana Carpenter <[email protected]>, Steven Hoyle <[email protected]>
    Bcc:
    Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:57:42 -0400
    Subject: Re: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.
    —– Message truncated —–

     

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: “Dellinger, Karen” <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Aaron Allen <[email protected]>, Diana Carpenter <[email protected]>, Steven Hoyle <[email protected]>
    date: Sep 23, 2024, 5:57 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Good evening Karen, all others CCed,

     

    I submitted this public records request to your offices on August 12th:
    (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Thank you again for confirming on August 23rd that you’re processing my request.

     

    Can you please provide an update on the anticipated timeline (or a date) for the completion of my request?

     

    Thanks for your help!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Follow up
  • August 27, 2024 5:43 pm

    4 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: “Dellinger, Karen” <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Aaron Allen <[email protected]>, Diana Carpenter <[email protected]>, Steven Hoyle <[email protected]>
    date: Aug 27, 2024, 5:43 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Hi Karen,

     

    Thanks for confirming my request above is being processed on 08/23.

     

    I will plan to follow up in mid-September, if I don’t hear anything else before then.

     

    Thank you for your assistance with my request!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Government Processing Request
  • August 23, 2024 7:42 am

    4 months ago

    from: Dellinger, Karen <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Aaron Allen <[email protected]>, Diana Carpenter <[email protected]>, Steven Hoyle <[email protected]>
    date: Aug 23, 2024, 7:42 AM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Good Morning,

     

    We have received your request and are working on gathering the information.

     

    Once we have the information requested, I will send it to you.

     

    Thank you.

    Status: Government Processing Request
  • August 22, 2024 5:30 pm

    4 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: Karen Dellinger <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Aaron Allen <[email protected]>, Diana Carpenter <[email protected]>
    date: Aug 22, 2024, 5:30 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Good evening Linda, Karen, Heather, Christina, Mark, Dr. Allen, Diana,

     

    I submitted the following public request to your offices on August 12:
    (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    I have not received any response since submitting the request.

     

    Please confirm that the request is being processed, and please provide an anticipated timeline or date for its completion.

     

    I will follow up again in 1 week, if I don’t hear anything else before then.

     

    Thank you for your help!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Follow up
  • August 12, 2024 7:07 pm

    5 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: Karen Dellinger <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Aaron Allen <[email protected]>, Diana Carpenter <[email protected]>
    date: Aug 12, 2024, 7:07 PM
    subject: Public records request. (August 2024) Request for Lincoln County, NC Schools and School Board: Keyword specific emails and texts. From 05/01/24 – 06/25/24.

     

    Good evening Linda, Karen, Heather, Christina, Mark, Dr. Allen, Diana, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),

     

    Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

     

    Please provide all Emails and SMS text messages “sent to” , “sent from” , “cc” , “bcc” , or “sent between”, as individuals or part of a group message – from or to – Heather Rhyne (LCSB Chairperson), Christina Sutton (LCSB Vice Chair), Mark Mullen (LCSB Member), and Dr. Aaron Allen (LCS Superintendent). During the specific time period of 05/01/2024 through 06/25/2024, and with the body, subject, or address containing either of the following two keywords: “Cesena” , “Bud”

     

    I am explicitly asking that you DO NOT provide me with any confidential / sensitive / or personally identifying information about specific students or their data (if that type of info happens to be contained in the responsive records).

     

    ** I’m simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I’m NOT asking for the opportunity to come in person to “inspect”, nor to obtain a printed copy of, this electronic record. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record already exists). 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. **
    ————————————

     

    Please note that by submitting this request, I’m NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it isn’t possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and clear explanations of those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.

     

    By Law I’m not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:

     

    Sunshine Request
    PO Box 17391
    Asheville, NC 28816

     

    The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

     

    Thank you for your assistance!

     

    ** 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
  • August 12, 2024 7:04 pm

    5 months ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending