School District of Springfield Township
                                                                                                Administrative Rule--No. 801

AR No. 801-ARTO REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS

801.AR  RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS

• Information Requested.

• Name of requestor                                                                                      

• Date of receipt                                                                                                         

• Information requested                                                                               

• Manner of submission

• In person
• By mail
• By facsimile
• By electronic means
• Other                                                                                                 

• Nature of request

• Inspection
• Duplication
• Both

• Medium requested for release

• Paper
• Electronic
• Other                                                                                                 

II.         Date of response (Within 5 days of date of request)

Date requested was granted                                                                                 

 OR

Date form with Section III completed sent to requestor                                               

III.        Basis for Review (Circle all applicable reasons and fill in additional information in space provided )

• Request requires redaction of public record

• Request for access requires retrieval of record stored in remote location

(identify location)

• Timely response cannot be made due to bona fide and specified staffing limitations

(state specific staffing limitations                                                              )

• Legal review required to determine whether record is a public record

• Requestor failed to comply with Policy 801 in the following respect:           
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• Requestor refused to pay applicable fees.  Amount owed:                            

IV.       Basis for Denial of Request (Including)

Request denied by:

Name                                                                                                            
Title                                                                                                                
Business Telephone Number                                                                              
Date of Denial                                                                                                         

Citation of Supporting Legal Authority                                                               

V.        Appeal

If requestor chooses to appeal denial of access, the requestor may appeal to the Superintendent by filing exceptions within fifteen days of the mailing date of the date set forth in IV.  The exceptions shall state grounds upon which the requestor asserts that the record is a public record and shall address any grounds stated by the School District for delaying or denying the request. 

Date exceptions received:                                                                                     

Disposition of Appeal

Date disposition of appeal issued (must be within 30 days of receipt of exceptions)

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                                                                                    Superintendent or Designee

            Approved:      February 4, 2003