Customer Name:
Lawrence Byme
| Please produce the surveillance security video from Hinsdale South main entrance following the District 86 Board of Education meeting on October 28| 2021 that captures| in its entirety| the interaction between Board of Education members Jeff Waters and Erik Held. Additionally| please produce in PDF form| any emails dated on or after October 28| 2021 through the date of this FOIA request that were sent to| from| or between the following individuals that reference the aforementioned interaction captured in the video: -Erik Held -Superintendent Tammy Prentiss – Board of Education President| Terri Walker |
Response:
| The majority of the documents and security recordings responsive to your request have previously been provided in the FOIA response to David Giuliani posted on the District website: <a href=”https://hinsdale86.mycusthelp.com/WEBAPP/_rs/(S (wf4v22kbxwyzosfqhmal25u0))/RequestArchiveDetails.aspx?rid=955&view=1″>FOIA 955</a>. The additional responsive records and those records produced in response to Mr. Giuliani’s FOIA request are provided with the following information redacted or withheld:<br> <br> Information specifically prohibited from disclosure by federal or State law or rules and regulations implementing federal or State law| such as student personal information| pursuant to Sections 7(1)(a) and 7.5(r) of FOIA| including the Illinois School Student Records Act| 105 ILCS 10/1 et seq.;<br> <br> Private information| including personal cell phone numbers and signatures| pursuant to Section 7(1)(b) of FOIA; <br> <br> Personal information that would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy| including documents related to an ongoing internal investigation and the identities of private citizens/witnesses| pursuant to Section 7(1)(c) of FOIA. 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) (“[T]he core purpose of the FOIA is to expose what the government is doing| not what its private citizens are up to.”); <br> <br> Preliminary drafts| notes| recommendations| memoranda and other records in which opinions are expressed| or policies or actions are formulated| pursuant to Section 7(1)(f) of FOIA; this includes “predecisional and deliberative material” which the Attorney General has repeatedly stated falls within the Section 7(1)(f) exemption. Harwood v. McDonough| 344 Ill. App. 3d 242| 247 (1st Dist. 2003); see also State J.-Reg. v. Univ. of Illinois Springfield| 2013 IL App (4th) 120881| ¶ 28| 994 N.E.2d 705| 713 (“The “e-mail strings” containing the staff opinions and general communications regarding the process of the investigation or the scheduling of meetings during the investigative process…are clearly protected within this exemption.”); and<br> <br> Communications between a public body and an attorney representing the public body that would not be subject to discovery in litigation| pursuant to Section 7(1)(m) of FOIA. |