R000792-042420

Customer Name:
David Giuliani

This request is a follow-up from my request on April 24| 2020| about LIsa Fernandez. This request covers a email or other correspondence sent by Lisa Fernandez to the human resources department| then forwarded by the human resources department to the Board of Education. She wrote this correspondence in defense of herself in the situation involving an alleged racial slur.

Response:

We have redacted personal information whose disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy| pursuant to FOIA Section 7(1)(c)| including information regarding the employee’s family.

As to this partial denial| you are advised that you have the right to a review of this decision 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 request 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 FOIA request. This letter and enclosures are intended to be fully responsive to your specific request. If I have misunderstood your request in any way| please clarify the request in writing to me.