Complaints Against Private Schools

Nicole Bousquet filed this request with the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights of the United States of America.
Tracking #

16-02418-F

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Withdrawn

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From: Nicole Bousquet

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All complaints filed against United States private, parochial, and independent schools between the years of 2009 and 2015.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Nicole Bousquet

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 March 25, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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 March 25, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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 March 25, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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 March 25, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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 March 25, 2015. 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: 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 March 25, 2015. 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: Jones, Kim

This is the Department's acknowledgment of your request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. ยง 552. Your request was forwarded to the primary responsible office(s) for action.
Any future correspondence or questions regarding your request, please contact the FOIA Public Liaison at 202-401-8365 or
EDFOIAManager@ed.gov

  • Department of Education FOIA Acknowledgment Letter - 16-02418-F

From: Dunaway, Sally

Hello Ms. Nicole Bousquet:

I have been assigned to shepherd your FOIA request, docketed as 16-002418-F, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Please use that number in all further communications about your request.

Before your request can be processed, I have to talk to you as it is currently written, your request does not comply with the FOIA and as such, we are not required to respond to it. In order to insure that we are conducting a search that will properly uncover exactly what you are seeking and to comply with the FOIA statute and our regulations, please call me at your earliest convenience. My direct dial number is 202-453-5982. If you are unable to clarify the request through a brief discussion, which of course would be followed by a clarifying email that you can edit, etc., we will have to close out your request because it does not comply with the FOIA.

I look forward to speaking with at your earliest convenience.

V/r

Sally Dunaway
Staff Attorney
Office for Civil Rights, Customer Service and Technology Team
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
202-453-5982

From: Darby, Linda


From: Cook, Elise

Dear Ms. Bousquet,

Please find attached above, the final response to your fee waiver request.

Thank you,

Elise Cook
Government Information Specialist
FOIA Service Center
Office of The Chief Privacy Officer
US Department of Education
(202) 401-8365

From: Cook, Elise

Dear Ms. Bousquet,

I have forwarded your email to Ms. Linda Darby. Linda is the Specialist that is assigned to the processing of your case. Please contact her for any assistance pertaining to your request.

Thank you,

Elise Cook
Government Information Specialist
FOIA Service Center
Office of The Chief Privacy Officer
US Department of Education
(202) 401-8365

From: Dunaway, Sally

Ms. Nicole Bouquet:

I am in receipt of the above-cited FOIA request which appears to be a follow-up to a previous request filed two years ago.

I need more information from you before I can proceed with this request.

If you do not email me or call me within ten days from tomorrow, i.e., by COB February 10, 2017, I will close out your request.

Thank you in advance for your kind attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Sally Dunaway
Office for Civil Rights, Customer Service and Technology Team
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
202-453-5982

From: Dunaway, Sally

Hello Ms. Bouquet-I did not receive needed clarification from you by February 10, 2017, as indicated in my January 31, 2017, email below. The clarification we sought was necessary for us to continue to process your request.

As we cannot proceed with your request, and as we have not received any reply from you, this FOIA request is closed as of today.

Sincerely,

Sally Dunaway
Staff Attorney
Office for Civil Rights, Customer Service and Technology Team
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
202-453-5982

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