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| Tracking # |
24-00225-F |
| Submitted | Oct. 25, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | Nov. 30, 2023 |
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From: Christine Trudeau
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Please provide any documents responsive to request #16-01892-F, received on July 8, 2016.
The subject of the initial request is copied below:
complaint filed by (b)(6) against the Portland Public School District for racial discrimination.
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Christine Trudeau
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Christine Trudeau,
Request #24-00225-F has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference FOIA tracking number 24-00225-F.
Please refer to the FOIA tracking number to check the status of your FOIA request at the link provided below:
https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/app/CheckStatus.aspx (https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/app/CheckStatus.aspx)
For any future correspondence, status updates or questions regarding your request, please contact the FOIA Public Liaison via email to EDFOIAManager@ed.gov
Regards,
Department of Education,
Office of the Secretary
From: U.S. Department of Education
Good day, Please find attached theacknowledgment to your Department of Education FOIA request, 24-00225-F. Regards,
ED FOIA Manager
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Christine Trudeau,
The status of your FOIA request #24-00225-F has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the DoEd FOIA Portal click on the Application URL below.
https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Education
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Christine Trudeau:
My name is Margot Stevens and I am one of the FOIA coordinators for the OCR Seattle office. I saw that you are located in Boston, so I wanted to clarify whether your FOIA request pertains to a complaint against the Portland Maine or Portland Oregon public school district. If it Portland Oregon, I do have an additional follow-up question. If you intended Portland Maine, I will route your request to the appropriate office.
I was unable to reach you via telephone just now, but please feel free to either email or call me back at the number below.
Thank you,
Margot Stevens
Attorney
Office for Civil Rights, Seattle Office
US Department of Education
915 Second Ave, Suite 3310
Seattle, WA 98174
Email: margot.stevens@ed.gov<mailto:margot.stevens@ed.gov>
Phone: 202-987-1245
Fax: 206-607-1601
TDD Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339
Web: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
From: U.S. Department of Education
October 31, 2023 RE: FOIA Request No. 24-00225-F:
Dear Christine Trudeau:
This letter is in response to your request for informationpursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, dated October 25, 2023 and received in Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Seattle office on October 26, 2023.
Yourequested the following: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Please provide any documents responsive to request #16-01892-F, received on July 8, 2016.The subject of the initial request is copied below:complaint filed by (b)(6) against the Portland Public School District for racial discrimination.
We are unable to process your request at this time, becauseyour request does not reasonably describe the records that you have soughtunder the FOIA 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(A). In order to process your request, we need clarification of theinformation that you requested. Theinformation needed is as follows:
* We need additional information to identify the complaint in question, such as the OCR reference number, date filed, or which Portland Public School District (e.g., state), the name of the school, etc. Please be aware that putting in the name of an individual, such as the complainant or aggrieved student, will result an a denial pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6), commonly known as a GLOMAR response.
Once we receive the information, we will search for documents responsive to yourrequest. If you haven’t responded tothis letter by November 30, 2023, your request will beadministratively closed.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (206) 607-1614 or margot.stevens@ed.gov. Sincerely, Margot Stevens
OCR Seattle
FOIA Coordinator
From: U.S. Department of Education
Attached is the response to your FOIA request to the Seattle Office of the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Margot Stevens
Attorney
Office for Civil Rights, Seattle Office
US Department of Education
915 Second Ave, Suite 3310
Seattle, WA 98174
Email: margot.stevens@ed.gov<mailto:margot.stevens@ed.gov>
Phone: 202-987-1245
Fax: 206-607-1601
TDD Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339
Web: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
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