Title IX complaints
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| Submitted | Aug. 4, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Cara Kelly
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I’m requesting any and all records maintained under Title IX of sexual harassment, stalking, misconduct or assault from August 2013 - present. Requested records include but are not limited to: formal or informal complaints, violations, investigations, findings of facts, disciplinary records, disciplinary proceedings, emails, correspondence, meeting notes and documentation, etc.
If for any reason any portion of this request is denied, please provide written notice of the specific portions of records that have been withheld, and the specific statutory basis for the withholding.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Cara Kelly
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 7, 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:
Ms. Kelly,
Texas Tech University System (TTUS) is in receipt of your Texas Public Information Act request of August 7, 2023. However, TTU seeks to discuss with you how the scope of your request might be narrowed and/or clarified pursuant to Texas Government Code § 552.222(b). TTUS requests that you narrow or clarify the scope of your request as follows:
1. You have requested thousands of pages of records spanning over 10 years. Just to pull all of the information you are requesting will take an enormous amount of time resulting in significant costs. Please consider narrowing the time frame of your request.
2. In addition, the records you have requested will contain information protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Therefore, the requested records will require a significant amount of time to redact, thus, further increasing the costs. Please consider narrowing your request to only certain types of documents or to data only.
3. Finally, even if you only request data, there may be some errors in the data for cases prior to 2017 due to policy changes and updates. Thus, if you request data for years prior to 2017, all of the cases for those time periods will have to be manually pulled and reviewed to verify the accuracy of the information. However, if you narrow the time frame of your request to a period after 2017, we should be able to provide this to you at a lower cost.
Please simply respond to this email and let us know if you are willing to narrow/clarify the scope of your request in the manner suggested or in some other manner. TTU is required to inform you that if you do not respond to this request for narrowing/clarification within 61 days from the date of this request, your request will be considered withdrawn.
Renée Posey
Senior Associate General Counsel
Office of General Counsel - TTU System
Office: (806)743-2986
Direct: (806)743-6413
renee.posey@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:renee.posey@ttuhsc.edu>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the original message.
From: Cara Kelly
Hi Renée,
Thank you for your response.
I'd like to narrow the request by using search terms to specify cases and/or complaints if possible. If it is, I'd like to narrow the request to all documents for cases and/or complaints that contain any of the following terms:
John Whitmire, Senator Whitmire, and variations
Borris Miles, Senator Miles, and variations
Texas legislature
state capitol
legislative aid
senate messenger
house page
statehouse
criminal justice committee
Patsy Spaw
If it would significantly expedite the ability to complete this request, I may be able to change the time period from 2017-August 2023, and request previous years later if necessary. Please let me know, and if there is an updated cost estimate.
Thank you,
Cara Kelly
From: Texas Tech University
Ms. Kelly,
TTU does not have any documents responsive to the narrowed request you submitted on August 28, 2023.
Thank you,
Renée Posey
Senior Associate General Counsel
Office of General Counsel – TTU System
Office: (806)743-2986
Direct: (806)743-6413
renee.posey@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:renee.posey@ttuhsc.edu>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the original message.
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