NE Swattings (Nebraska Department of Education)

Dhruv Mehrotra filed this request with the Nebraska Department of Education of Nebraska.
Multi Request NE Swattings
Submitted April 10, 2023
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From: Dhruv Mehrotra

Subject: Nebraska Public Records Act Request: NE Swattings (Nebraska Department of Education)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

In March, the Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC), a division of the Nebraska State Patrol, provided a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the state and the Nebraska Department of Education regarding a trend of “swatting” calls that had been reported in several other states this year, including Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Texas, and Vermont. That bulletin advised local agencies to be prepared in the event the calls target Nebraska schools.

- I am looking for a copy of this bulletin
- emails, communications, internal memos or directives about false reports of active shootings or swattings in the last year.

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 4 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dhruv Mehrotra

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Subject: FW: A fax has arrived from remote ID '+17745682636'. - FW: A fax has arrived from remote ID '+17578348955'. Data Request for... {75421208}

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Data Request for Max

From: Nebraska Department of Education

Subject: Your Public Records Request: NE Swattings (Nebraska Department of Education)

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Please see attached documents in response to your Public Records Requests.

Regards,

[https://cdn.education.ne.gov/static/signature/assets/images/signature_nde_logo.png] <https://www.education.ne.gov/> Troy Hawk

Legal Counsel

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Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

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Subject: NIAC swatting bulletin request - Hi Shirley, There was nothing attached to this. I {75421208}

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Hi Shirley,

There was nothing attached to this. I answered a Public Records request the other day. Is this a followup?

Thx

Troy

Troy Hawk

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Subject: NIAC swatting bulletin request - Thanks Max. I received (and answered) a totally different request {75421208}

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Thanks Max. I received (and answered) a totally different request from this same group last week. It had to do with a State Patrol bulletin and any programs we had regarding swatting. This one, obviously, is different.

You mentioned a third one. Can you see if there’s a different one with a different topic? This one has to do with Chat GPT. . .

Troy

Troy Hawk

Legal Counsel

Commissioner's Office

500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor

Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

P: (531) 510-3742

E:
troy.hawk@nebraska.gov

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From: Max Reiner

From: Nebraska Department of Education

Subject: NIAC swatting bulletin request - I believe this is the FAX in question. I. {75421208}

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I believe this is the FAX in question. I received the FAX on August 5 and forwarded it to the Help Desk.

Shirley Gruntorad

Program Associate

Office of Career, Technical, Adult Education

Adult Education

PO Box 94987

Lincoln, NE 68508

P: (402) 471-2475 Cell: (402) 310-0946

E: shirley.gruntorad@nebraska.gov

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From: Troy Hawk
9/3/2024 8:00:26 PM

Thanks Max. I received (and answered) a totally different request from this same group last week. It had to do with a State Patrol bulletin and any programs we had regarding swatting. This one, obviously, is different.

You mentioned a third one. Can you see if there’s a different one with a different topic? This one has to do with Chat GPT. . .

Troy

Troy Hawk

Legal Counsel

Commissioner's Office

500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor

Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

P: (531) 510-3742

E:
troy.hawk@nebraska.gov

This electronic message transmission contains information from the State of Nebraska’s Department of Education – Legal Division – which may be confidential or privileged. DO NOT FORWARD THIS E-MAIL WITHOUT
ASSURING PROTECTION OF PRIVILEGED MATERIAL. If you have questions about forwarding this message, contact us first. All clients are advised that communication by e-mail may not be secure and may be subject to interception. The information in this e-mail
is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic
transmission in error, please notify me by telephone at 531-510.3742, or via electronic mail (troy.hawk@nebraska.gov) immediately.

From: Max Reiner

From: Nebraska Department of Education

Subject: NIAC swatting bulletin request - The ticket has been closed {75421208}

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The ticket has been closed

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From: Shirley Gruntorad
9/4/2024 7:53:46 AM

I believe this is the FAX in question. I received the FAX on August 5 and forwarded it to the Help Desk.

Shirley Gruntorad

Program Associate

Office of Career, Technical, Adult Education

Adult Education

PO Box 94987

Lincoln, NE 68508

P: (402) 471-2475 Cell: (402) 310-0946

E: shirley.gruntorad@nebraska.gov

From: Troy Hawk
9/3/2024 8:00:26 PM

Thanks Max. I received (and answered) a totally different request from this same group last week. It had to do with a State Patrol bulletin and any programs we had regarding swatting. This one, obviously, is different.

You mentioned a third one. Can you see if there’s a different one with a different topic? This one has to do with Chat GPT. . .

Troy

Troy Hawk

Legal Counsel

Commissioner's Office

500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor

Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

P: (531) 510-3742

E:
troy.hawk@nebraska.gov

This electronic message transmission contains information from the State of Nebraska’s Department of Education – Legal Division – which may be confidential or privileged. DO NOT FORWARD THIS E-MAIL WITHOUT
ASSURING PROTECTION OF PRIVILEGED MATERIAL. If you have questions about forwarding this message, contact us first. All clients are advised that communication by e-mail may not be secure and may be subject to interception. The information in this e-mail
is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic
transmission in error, please notify me by telephone at 531-510.3742, or via electronic mail (troy.hawk@nebraska.gov) immediately.

From: Max Reiner

From: Nebraska Department of Education

Subject: NIAC swatting bulletin request - The ticket has been closed {75421208}

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The ticket has been closed

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From: Max Reiner
9/4/2024 8:26:25 AM
My mistake, I will copy the ChatGPT request to a new ticket and I presume it should have a different email address to use for the recipient
From: Shirley Gruntorad
9/4/2024 7:53:46 AM

I believe this is the FAX in question. I received the FAX on August 5 and forwarded it to the Help Desk.

Shirley Gruntorad

Program Associate

Office of Career, Technical, Adult Education

Adult Education

PO Box 94987

Lincoln, NE 68508

P: (402) 471-2475 Cell: (402) 310-0946

E: shirley.gruntorad@nebraska.gov

From: Troy Hawk
9/3/2024 8:00:26 PM

Thanks Max. I received (and answered) a totally different request from this same group last week. It had to do with a State Patrol bulletin and any programs we had regarding swatting. This one, obviously, is different.

You mentioned a third one. Can you see if there’s a different one with a different topic? This one has to do with Chat GPT. . .

Troy

Troy Hawk

Legal Counsel

Commissioner's Office

500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor

Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

P: (531) 510-3742

E:
troy.hawk@nebraska.gov

This electronic message transmission contains information from the State of Nebraska’s Department of Education – Legal Division – which may be confidential or privileged. DO NOT FORWARD THIS E-MAIL WITHOUT
ASSURING PROTECTION OF PRIVILEGED MATERIAL. If you have questions about forwarding this message, contact us first. All clients are advised that communication by e-mail may not be secure and may be subject to interception. The information in this e-mail
is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic
transmission in error, please notify me by telephone at 531-510.3742, or via electronic mail (troy.hawk@nebraska.gov) immediately.

From: Max Reiner

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