Sex education materials (New York State Education Department)
| Tracking # |
FL-EM-21/1295 |
| Multi Request | Sex education materials |
| Submitted | Oct. 19, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | Nov. 23, 2021 |
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From: Conor Skelding
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
All sex-education materials maintained by the department, as well as guidance / instructional memos for how teachers are to teach the materials.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Conor Skelding
From: New York State Education Department
Dear Mr. Skelding:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for State Education Department (SED) records regarding sexual education materials. The reference number for this request is FL-EM-21/1295. Please be advised that you will hear further from the Department by approximately November 23, 2021 as to whether your request will be granted or denied in whole or in part.
SED charges the statutorily permitted fee of $.25 per page for duplication of records requested under FOIL (Public Officers Law ยง87[1][b][iii]). There is no provision in law or regulation requiring the waiver of this fee. Payment must be made to the NYS Education Department by check or money order. Do not send any payment until you are notified that your request is granted and informed of the charge for your request. If your request is for electronic records and your request is granted, the records will be provided to you in that format.
If your request is granted one of the following will happen:
1. If your request can be filled immediately, and the total duplication fee is under $25.00, staff will forward the requested records to you with a statement what you owe for the duplication fee. Or:
2. If the total duplication fee for your request is $25.00 or more (100 pages), you will be advised of the page count and duplication fee owed in advance of duplicating the records. Upon receipt of payment, staff will duplicate and mail the requested records. Or:
3. If it will take time to locate and/or duplicate the records you have requested, you will be given a date by which you will be told the page count and duplication fee for your request.
Regards,
Records Access Officer
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 19, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #FL-EM-21/1295.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: New York State Education Department
Mr. Skelding:
Your response is due on November 23, 2021 as stated in your acknowledgement letter, which I have attached for reference.
Sincerely,
Records Access Officer
From: Brevard County Sheriff's Office
A no responsive documents response.
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RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Sex education materials (New York State Education Department)