Customer Name:
Kay Gallo
| Please provide PDF any and all e-mail correspondence from or to any or all external e-mail address| from or to any or all current Board of Education members through D86 assigned or personal e-mail accounts| regarding| discussing and/or referencing the D86 science sequencing program from August 1| 2019 to November 15| 2019 |
Response:
| Your request is granted in part and denied in part. Please see enclosed documentation. We redacted the identities and personal email addresses of private citizens| as the release of such information may “constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(c); see Chicago Alliance for Neighborhood Safety v. City of Chicago| 348 Ill. App. 3d 188| 209| 211 (1st Dist. 2004) (court upheld the redaction of private citizens’ names and identities| noting that “the core purpose of the FOIA is to expose what the government is doing| not what its private citizens are up to.”). We also removed preliminary drafts| notes| recommendations| memoranda or other records in which opinions are expressed or policies or actions are formulated. See 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(f); see Harwood v. McDonough| 344 Ill. App. 3d 242. 247 (1st Dist. 2003). Finally| the District redacted personal e-mail addresses| home addresses| and home or personal telephone numbers per FOIA Section 7(1)(b). 5 ILCS 140/2(c-5). You have a right to have the District’s response reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Attorney General. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). You can file your Request for Review with the PAC by writing to: Public Access Counselor Office of the Attorney General 500 South 2nd Street Springfield| Illinois 62706 Fax: 217-782-1396 Email: [email protected] If you choose to file a Request for Review with the PAC| you must do so within 60 days of the date of this letter. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). Please note that you must include a copy of your original FOIA requests and this letter when filing a Request for Review with the PAC. You also have the right to seek judicial review of any denial by filing a lawsuit in the State circuit court. 5 ILCS 140/11. As the District’s FOIA Officer| I am responsible for the District’s response to your requests. If I have misunderstood your requests in any way| please clarify your requests in writing to me. Sincerely| FOIA Officer |