Mandarin Middle School Brian Covey (Duval County Public Schools)
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| Tracking # |
2-23-2023 |
| Multi Request | Mandarin Middle School Brian Covey |
| Submitted | Feb. 22, 2023 |
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Communications
From: Jason Koebler
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports show that substitute teacher Brian Covey being fired is a major topic of conversation at American and Florida public schools: https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/education/substitute-duval-teacher-brian-covey-behind-viral-video-showing-empty-bookshelves-in-middle-school-library-fired/77-d7027a8e-7eaa-4218-bde6-3f7c989d078f
Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) All employment and disciplinary records related to, about, or mentioning Brian Covey.
2) Any memos or communications sent to schools, administrators, teachers, parents, students, other government organizations that mention "Brian Covey," Mandarin Middle School, "empty shelves" or "empty bookshelves." Please limit this search to between Jan 26, 2023 and the time this request is processed.
3) Any communications with ESS about Brian Covey between Jan 26, 2023 and the time this request is processed.
4) Any policies, processes, or memos created to instruct schools and employees how to comply with House Bill 1467.
To help limit the extent of the responsive documents, please limit search from Jan 1, 2023 through the time this request is processed. Please deliver these documents on a rolling basis as responsive documents are found. You can treat #5 (emails) as a separate request because I suspect there will be many more responsive documents there.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE's science and tech site (www.motherboard.vice.com).
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Jason Koebler
From: Duval County Public Schools
Dear Requestor:
This is to acknowledge receipt and intent to respond to your public records request to Duval County Public Schools, dated February 23, 2023.
You have requested:
1. All employment and disciplinary records related to, about, or mentioning Brian Covey.
2. Any memos or communications sent to schools, administrators, teachers, parents, students, other government organizations that mention "Brian Covey," Mandarin Middle School, "empty shelves" or "empty bookshelves." Please limit this search to between Jan 26, 2023 through February 27, 2023.
3. Any communications with ESS about Brian Covey between January 26, 2023 through February 27, 2023.
4. Any policies, processes, or memos created to instruct schools and employees how to comply with House Bill 1467.
We are in the process of reviewing your request for responsive records and statutory exemptions. Pursuant to Florida Statute 119.07(4)(d), the District, as custodian of the records, may charge fees to cover any extensive clerical support, supervisory assistance, extensive use of information technology resources and/or costs to copy the requested documents and we will prepare an estimate for your approval.
If you have questions prior to our response, please contact us at PRR@duvalschools.org<mailto:PRR@duvalschools.org>.
Respectfully,
Nichole B. Fort
Coordinator, Policy & Compliance
Duval County Public School
1701 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32207-8152
Office: (904) 390-2407
Fax: (904) 390-2468
ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org<mailto:ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org>
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~WRD2670
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Duval County Public Schools
Dear Requestor:
Thank you for the email requesting a status update on your public records request to Duval County Public Schools, dated February 23, 2023. Your original request was received by our office on February 27, 2023 and acknowledged on February 27, 2023. The request was transmitted to the custodial department(s) and as of March 31, 2023 the request is still processing with the department(s). We will provide additional communication within a reasonable time which may include a request for clarification, a request for payment, or the responsive records to your extensive request.
Respectfully,
Nichole B. Fort
Coordinator, Policy & Compliance
Duval County Public Schools
1701 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32207-8152
Office: (904) 390-2407
Fax: (904) 390-2468
ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org<mailto:ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org>
From: Duval County Public Schools
Dear Requestor,
The completed portion of your public records request has been attached to this email correspondence.
Respectfully,
Nichole B. Fort
Coordinator, Policy & Compliance
Duval County Public Schools
1701 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32207-8152
Office: (904) 390-2407
Fax: (904) 390-2468
ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org<mailto:ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org>
________________________________
This communication may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Florida has broad public records laws and virtually all written communications are public records unless specifically deemed confidential pursuant to state or federal law.
From: Duval County Public Schools
Dear Requestor,
The completed portion of your public records request has been attached to this email correspondence.
Respectfully,
Nichole B. Fort
Coordinator, Policy & Compliance
Duval County Public Schools
1701 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32207-8152
Office: (904) 390-2407
Fax: (904) 390-2468
ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org<mailto:ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org>
________________________________
This communication may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Florida has broad public records laws and virtually all written communications are public records unless specifically deemed confidential pursuant to state or federal law.
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Responsive Records
From: Jason Koebler
Hi, thanks for this. I wanted to follow up and see if there are more documents coming or if this is the full extent of responsive documents for this request. There was no communication to staff about this firing or this massively viral incident? Just seeking clarification on what happened here. Happy to hop on the phone and discuss if that's easier.
Best,
Jason
From: Duval County Public Schools
Dear Requestor,
Thank you for your email to public records. If you would like to provide additional information and/or clarification by telephone regarding your public records request dated February 23, 2023, our office number is (904) 390-2407.
Kind Regards,
Nichole B. Fort
Coordinator, Policy & Compliance
From: Duval County Public Schools
Dear Requestor,
Please see attached to complete your public records request.
Respectfully,
Nichole B. Fort
Coordinator, Policy & Compliance
Duval County Public Schools
1701 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32207-8152
Office: (904) 390-2407
Fax: (904) 390-2468
ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org<mailto:ThompsonN3@duvalschools.org>
________________________________
This communication may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Florida has broad public records laws and virtually all written communications are public records unless specifically deemed confidential pursuant to state or federal law.
From: Duval County Public Schools
Fort, Nichole B. would like to recall the message, "PRR-MuckRock News-2-23-2023".
________________________________
This communication may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Florida has broad public records laws and virtually all written communications are public records unless specifically deemed confidential pursuant to state or federal law.
From: Duval County Public Schools
Good afternoon,
Please see attached to complete your public records request. The previously provided document did not contain both links (2) for question number 4.
Kind Regards,
Nichole B. Fort
Coordinator, Policy & Compliance
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