Other (indicate in message) Submitted: September 6, 2024 | Updated: November 22, 2024

(September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

Good afternoon Dr. Dechant, Dr. Fehrman, Dr. Dickerson, (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

If such a record exists –
Please provide all emails sent To or sent From ACS Superintendent Dr. Maggie Fehrman, during the time period of June 01, 2024 through August 30, 2024. Specifically – any emails related to the matter of a change in policy at Asheville Middle School [AMS] removing the 20 minute “recess” period for the 2024 / 2025 academic year.

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. However, 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.

Editor’s Note 09/06/24: The [original] submission we received was revised for clarity.

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Status: Completed

Documents:

Activity:

  • November 22, 2024 4:33 pm

    3 weeks ago

    from: Maggie Fehrman <[email protected]>
    date: Nov 22, 2024, 4:34 PM
    subject: Out of the Office Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    Greetings,
    Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office. I will
    respond to your email once I return.  If this is an urgent situation
    that needs immediate attention, please contact Kim Dechant
    ([email protected])

     

    Regards,
    Maggie

     


    Click here <https://calendar.app.google/GmuERcY5sKMNiSTJ7>to schedule a
    time to meet with Dr. Fehrman.


     

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    date: Nov 22, 2024, 4:33 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    Hi Dr. Dechant,

     

    Thank you very much for your assistance with the request!

     

    I reviewed the PDF you sent. I will go ahead and mark this request as “Completed” on our website.

     

    Have a great weekend!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Completed
  • November 21, 2024 10:23 am

    3 weeks ago

    from: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected],
    Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    date: Nov 21, 2024, 10:23 AM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    Dear Sunshine Team,

     

    Thank you for your patience in this matter. Hurricane recovery did contribute to the delay in closing this request. Please find the attached information requested.

     

    We will mark this request as resolved.

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Dr. Kimberly J. Dechant
    Chief of Staff
    Asheville City Schools
    828.545.8564
    828.251.4942 fax
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    **Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“ams_recess.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.


    Status: Response Received from Government
  • November 14, 2024 2:51 pm

    4 weeks ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    date: Nov 14, 2024, 2:51 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    Good afternoon Dr. Dechant,

     

    I’m sure there has been a delay due to all the complications and challenges from Hurricane Helene.

     

    Now that some time has passed, I just wanted to follow up to see if you’re able to provide any update regarding the status or a timeline for completion of my September 06 request?

     

    Thank you for your help!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • September 6, 2024 2:38 pm

    3 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    date: Sep 6, 2024, 2:39 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    Thank you very much!

     

    I will follow up again in a couple of weeks, if I don’t hear anything else before then.

     

    Have a great weekend!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


     

    from: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    date: Sep 6, 2024, 2:38 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    Dear Sunshine Representative,

     

    We have received your request and will work to secure the requested information.

     

    Thank you,
    Dr. Kimberly J. Dechant
    Chief of Staff
    Asheville City Schools
    828.545.8564
    828.251.4942 fax
    Follow us:  FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube

    Status: Government Processing Request
  • September 6, 2024 2:29 pm

    3 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    date: Sep 6, 2024, 2:33 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    My apologies, Dr. Dechant.

     

    I left off the “t” in “.net” at the end of your email address in my last message.

     

    Please see forwarded:

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    **Editor’s Note: The forwarded portion of this email is the exact same request email we originally sent at 2:29PM.


     

    from: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[email protected]>
    date: Sep 6, 2024, 2:29 PM
    subject: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

     

    Address not found

     

    Your message wasn’t delivered to [email protected] because the domain acsgmail.ne couldn’t be found. Check for typos or unnecessary spaces and try again.

     

    LEARN MORE

     

    The response was:

     

    DNS Error: DNS type ‘mx’ lookup of acsgmail.ne responded with code NXDOMAIN Domain name not found: acsgmail.ne For more information, go to https://support.google.com/mail/?p=BadRcptDomain

     

    ———- Forwarded message ———-
    From: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    To: kimberly.dechant@acsgmail.ne
    Cc: maggie.fehrman@acsgmail.net, Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    Bcc:
    Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 14:29:09 -0400
    Subject: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.
    —– Message truncated —–


     

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: [email protected], Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>
    date: Sep 6, 2024, 2:29 PM
    subject: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Emails 06/01/24 – 08/30/24 sent To and From Superintendent, related to recess policy changes at AMS.

     

    Good afternoon Dr. Dechant, Dr. Fehrman, Dr. Dickerson, (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

     

    If such a record exists –
    Please provide all emails sent To or sent From ACS Superintendent Dr. Maggie Fehrman, during the time period of June 01, 2024 through August 30, 2024. Specifically – any emails related to the matter of a change in policy at Asheville Middle School [AMS] removing the 20 minute “recess” period for the 2024 / 2025 academic year.

     

    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. However, 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
  • September 6, 2024 2:28 pm

    3 months ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending