Non-discrimination policies
| Submitted | April 10, 2017 |
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From: Grace Raih
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), I hereby request the following records:
Any and all written documents that include, but are not limited to, policies, procedures, training manuals, talking points and slideshows that include the topic of non-discrimination or anti-bullying policies regarding LGBT identified students. This includes, but is not limited to, policies on the use of restroom and locker room facilities. Please limit this request to documents that were generated over the past two years as well as documents, such as policies, that are in effect now.
Any and all communications or questions requested from education institutions regarding the Department of Justice’ 2016 Joint Guidance on Transgender Students (“Dear Colleague Letter”) or Trump’s 2017 “Dear Colleague Letter”. For reference, these letters are available at the following URLs respectively: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201605-title-ix-transgender.pdf https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/941551/download
Any and all records, reports or documents sent to districts that regard student sexual health education.
Finally, I request any and all memos, letters, policies and guidelines sent to schools in the last five years that outline policies regarding transgender or gender non-conforming students. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of restroom and locker room facilities.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Grace Raih
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 10, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Anastasio, Laura
Dear Ms Raih:
I am writing acknowledge your request for records (below) pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 1-200 et seq., which was received on April 11, 2017. The Department of Education staff members are currently reviewing their files to determine which records are responsive to your request. We anticipate that it will take approximately 5 to 10 business days to collect the records.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921.
This is Installment 2.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921. Due to the volume of documents, we will be providing responses in a series of emails.
This is Installment 1.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921.
This is Installment 3.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921.
This is Installment 6.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921.
This is Installment 5.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921.
This is Installment 4.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921.
This is Installment 7.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921. This installment includes a list of exempt records with the specific exemption claimed pursuant to the FOIA.
This is Installment 8.
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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From: Anastasio, Laura
Please find the attached records in response to your Freedom of Information request dated April 10, 2017, #35921.
This is Installment 9, which is the final batch of records.
One final item in your request was:
"Any and all records, reports or documents sent to districts that regard student sexual health education."
This portion of your request is extremely broad in scope and did not provide a time limit. We therefore are offering in response the following link to our website that provides substantial information regarding sexual health education in Connecticut, including but not limited to the Connecticut Guidelines for Sexual Health Education. Please review all of the information available on this webpage. If there are specific additional records that you would like to receive from the Department, it would be helpful if you could refine your request in scope and a more specific time period.
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&q=336694
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Laura L. Anastasio
Attorney
Connecticut State Department of Education
Division of Legal and Governmental Affairs
Email: laura.anastasio@ct.gov<mailto:laura.anastasio@ct.gov>
Telephone: 860-713-6512
Fax: 860-713-7004
The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED, and is intended only for the use of the recipient listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. The text of this e-mail is similar to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and does not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis, which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. Please note that messages to or from the State of Connecticut domain may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 1-200 et seq.).
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