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Discovery STEM: the 365-day restriction and civil challenge

Overview

An interim letter preceded the signed 365-day restriction. Native email documents delivery of the final letter. The court vacated an interim injunction, and the entered dismissal order and review-panel record remain important gaps.

Background & source notes

Trace the interim conditions, reported review process, written rationale, accommodation terms, final-letter revisions and delivery, enforcement and announced restoration. Follow the civil challenge in CL2501751T-00 using the filed pleadings, signed orders and docket chronology. The date and text of the final restriction are separate questions from who edited its rationale or reviewed the restriction.

Source notes and limitations

The May 2 signed order vacates the April 21 temporary injunction as signed in error. The May 1 notice withdraws amended material. The May 5 dismissal text is an unsigned draft and the May 6 docket entry still needs the entered final order. The April 2026 correspondence describes prospective restoration subject to conditions. It does not independently confirm how access was handled thereafter.

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Reviewed finding

Native email anchors delivery of the signed final decision

November 12, 2026

Moss’s April 24 email reached the retained mailbox at 2:55:55 p.m. EDT with the exact signed source PDF. This adds direct delivery evidence beyond Hood’s earlier internal circulation, while opening, postal service and legal sufficiency remain unestablished.

Source 1 · page 1Source 2 · page 1

Open question

Review panel, decision and notice

Dated panel membership, notice, materials considered, opportunity to respond, findings, final approval, and any completed postal service. The April 24 native email now anchors delivery of the signed final decision to the retained mailbox.

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Timeline 20

Dates follow the cited records; document dates are labeled separately.

  1. April 14, 2025

    Restrictions: Stewart issues an interim letter pending review

    Robert M. Stewart’s letter cites alleged March 13 and April 4 School Board Office conduct. It states a ten-working-day restriction, April 14–26, pending panel review of a possible one-year ban.

  2. April 14–15, 2025

    Restrictions: requester objections and internal clarification

    The requester disputed the notice and sought review participation; Wayne K. Smith said his office was only then receiving temporary-ban notification. Fellow NNPS administrators Donald Fairheart and Felicia Barnett questioned accommodations and internal coordination.

  3. April 16, 2025

    Restrictions: Spratley explains the position and clarifies accommodations

    Spratley attributed the restriction to alleged disruptive conduct and described a nonpublic review with written notice to follow. Her subsequent reply promised continued work on access accommodations, not unrestricted entry.

  4. April 17, 2025

    Civil challenge: file-stamped pleadings and docket identify the case

    April 17 file-stamped pleadings name NNPS, the City and Robert Stewart in his official capacity as respondents. The supplied case-information screen classifies the case as declaratory judgment and lists only the two institutions.

  5. April 17, 2025

    Civil challenge: filed pleadings define the requested relief

    Challenging the citation and interim ban, the petitioner acknowledged informal accommodations but sought clearer temporary access and future notice, response and accommodation safeguards. The motion promised no administration-building entry while the case was pending; these were requests, not granted relief.

  6. April 21, 2025

    Civil challenge: supplied April 21 signed copy now retained

    The recovered copy bears an April 21 date and judge-line signature, addressing child-school access and exclusion while barring administration-building entry. The May 2 signed order vacates it as signed in error; favorable recitals are not current relief or a final merits determination.

  7. April 23, 2025

    Restrictions: Moss sends a draft for review

    Moss emailed Stewart a proposed restriction letter for review. This draft is retained separately from the signed final letter.

  8. April 23, 2025

    Restrictions: signed Moss letter announces a 365-day term

    Moss’s signed letter announces a 365-day NNPS-property restriction, citing both School Board Office encounters. It alleges an April 4 Crisis Management Plan demand, refusal to leave and a trespass charge; both written bans postdate that encounter.

  9. April 24, 2025

    Restrictions: Hood circulates the official letter internally

    At 2:06 p.m., Hood circulated the attachment internally as the official ban letter and outlined planned follow-through. The separately recovered native Moss email anchors delivery to the requester’s mailbox later that afternoon; completed postal service is not established.

  10. April 24, 2025

    Restrictions: native Moss email delivers the signed final PDF

    The native Ban Notice Decision message reached the retained mailbox at 2:55:55 p.m. EDT. Its attachment exactly matches the private signed final source PDF dated April 23. This establishes email delivery, not opening, postal service or the legal sufficiency of notice.

  11. April 25, 2025

    Civil challenge: renewed request and draft order are indexed

    The index lists a hearing notice, a temporary-injunctive-relief motion and a draft emergency order. The draft is proposed relief, not an entered court order.

  12. April 28, 2025 print footer

    Policy comparison: retained ECA print records an earlier revision history

    The retained print lists a June 19, 2007 revision and a June 15, 2021 review. Its identification, entry and removal paragraphs match the later release and the November 2026 Active Policies print. The April 28 footer dates this retained print.

  13. May 1, 2025

    Civil challenge: filed notice withdraws amended materials

    The recovered May 1 filed notice withdraws the April 25 motion, amended hearing notice and draft order, while retaining exhibits and supporting materials. Its premise about April 21 relief must be read with the May 2 vacatur, which retains the May 5 hearing.

  14. May 2, 2025

    Civil challenge: signed order vacates the April 21 injunction

    Judge Tyneka L. D. Flythe’s entered order in CL2501751T-00 vacates the April 21 temporary injunction as signed in error and retains the May 5 hearing. The judicial-office email transmits the signed order. Neither establishes the later dismissal grounds or refiling terms.

  15. May 5–6, 2025

    Civil challenge: hearing and final-order entries record dismissal

    Screenshots record May 5 dismissal and a May 6 final-order entry. The newly retained May 5 draft proposes procedural dismissal and notes exceptions, but judicial signature and date fields are blank. Final wording, hearing reasons and refiling terms remain unverified; criminal disposition is separate.

  16. June 6–8, 2025

    Restrictions: later correspondence addresses enforcement

    Correspondence reiterates the restriction and warns against entering NNPS property; the requester acknowledges awareness of the letter. It does not establish a later visit or arrest.

  17. January 14, 2026

    Records access: NNPS identifies an exclusion-list export

    White’s reply says an existing data file was exported to a PDF listing excluded or banned individuals. The public copy preserves only the transmittal, with the underlying names withheld. It does not establish anyone’s present access status.

  18. January 20, 2026

    School Board materials and the manual record a review of ECA

    The January Board packet includes ECA in its policy materials. The later Active Policies print identifies January 20, 2026 as the last review and June 19, 2007 as the last revision. Page 2 of the print lists the adoption and review history.

  19. April 20, 2026

    Access status: Stewart announces prospective restoration; White discusses intake

    Stewart said the ban would be lifted April 23, subject to access conditions. White said any NNPS employee can receive a FOIA request and discussed prior unpaid charges; completed restoration is not independently confirmed.

  20. November 12, 2026

    Active Policy ECA print retained for the April 4 comparison

    The supplied BoardDocs print says personnel require identification on school property. It describes a principal or designee’s authority to refuse entry to people without legitimate business or act to remove an unauthorized person who refuses a request to leave. ECA assigns implementation procedures to the Superintendent. The two access paragraphs match the April 2025 print and later release.

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Search this case’s document text

38 of 38 reviewed records. Source links, source collections and release indexes are identified separately from archived copies.

  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    Historical: Family & Community Engagement Policy, 2023–2024

    Newport News Public Schools · Newport News Public SchoolsDocument date: Date not specified

    District family-engagement policy linked from Discovery STEM Academy’s Title I page, outlining participation, communication and family-engagement expectations.

    Source notes & file details

    Newport News Public Schools. Historical edition. Cover says updated/adopted August 2023, while the interior repeats November 2021; leave exact adoption date blank and retain the inconsistency. Content is district policy, not a Discovery-specific improvement plan. Source contents verified October 8, 2026.

    File: nnps-family-engagement-policy-2023-2024.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    EBC crisis-plan governance policy, November 2025 edition

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: November 18, 2025

    NNPS policy on crisis, emergency-management and medical-emergency response plans, supplied with the release.

    Why this record matters

    Body revised November 18, 2025. This later edition does not establish the text applicable during the April encounters. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Body revised November 18, 2025. This later edition does not establish the text applicable during the April encounters. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-policy-ebc-2025-release.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    ECAE security-services policy supplied in release

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: June 15, 2021

    NNPS Security Services policy supplied with the release.

    Why this record matters

    The body’s reviewed/revised date is June 15, 2021; the supplied filename refers to October 20, 2025. Preserve the discrepancy without treating the filename as an adoption date. Applicability to the earlier encounter is not resolved. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The body’s reviewed/revised date is June 15, 2021; the supplied filename refers to October 20, 2025. Preserve the discrepancy without treating the filename as an adoption date. Applicability to the earlier encounter is not resolved. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-policy-ecae-release.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    ECA building-access policy supplied in release

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: June 15, 2021

    NNPS Security/Access to Buildings policy supplied with the release.

    Why this record matters

    The body’s reviewed/revised date is June 15, 2021; the supplied filename refers to October 20, 2025. Preserve the discrepancy without assuming a later adoption or a particular interpretation of the earlier encounter. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The body’s reviewed/revised date is June 15, 2021; the supplied filename refers to October 20, 2025. Preserve the discrepancy without assuming a later adoption or a particular interpretation of the earlier encounter. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-policy-eca-release.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    EBB threat-assessment policy, November 2025 edition

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: November 18, 2025

    NNPS threat-assessment policy supplied with the release.

    Why this record matters

    Body revised November 18, 2025. This later edition does not establish the April policy text or prove a threat assessment of the requester occurred. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Policy before and after: EBB and EBC: EBB and EBC are marked revised November 18, 2025. Earlier text and redlines were not recovered, so changes remain unverified and the later wording is not applied to April.

    Source notes & file details

    Body revised November 18, 2025. This later edition does not establish the April policy text or prove a threat assessment of the requester occurred. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-policy-ebb-2025-release.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    ADD safe-schools policy, December 2024 edition

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: December 17, 2024

    NNPS Safe Schools policy supplied with the release.

    Why this record matters

    Body reviewed/revised December 17, 2024. General policy context, not a personalized exclusion decision or evidence of how a review was conducted. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Policy before and after: ADD and ECAE: ADD’s body is dated December 17, 2024; ECAE’s ends June 15, 2021 despite an October 2025 filename. Only one substantive edition of each was recovered, so no textual change is established.

    Source notes & file details

    Body reviewed/revised December 17, 2024. General policy context, not a personalized exclusion decision or evidence of how a review was conducted. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-policy-add-2024.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 23, 2025 restriction letter, unsigned text version

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 23, 2025

    Unsigned converted-text rendition of the April 23 restriction letter naming Rosalind N. Moss.

    Why this record matters

    Distinct from the signed scan and the earlier review draft. Its conduct allegations and reference to a trespass charge are agency statements, not court findings or proof of delivery. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Distinct from the signed scan and the earlier review draft. Its conduct allegations and reference to a trespass charge are agency statements, not court findings or proof of delivery. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-23-restriction-text-version.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 14, 2025 Stewart interim restriction letter

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 14, 2025

    Stewart’s letter cites the March 13 and April 4 School Board Office interactions and imposes an interim restriction pending panel review.

    Why this record matters

    The letter calls the interval ten working days and states April 14 through April 26, 2025. Those are the document’s words, not a recalculated interval. Conduct allegations remain attributed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The letter calls the interval ten working days and states April 14 through April 26, 2025. Those are the document’s words, not a recalculated interval. Conduct allegations remain attributed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-14-interim-restriction.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 14-15, 2025 school-leadership correspondence, privacy-redacted

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 15, 2025

    Requester objections and internal leadership correspondence concerning the interim restriction, review and communications.

    Why this record matters

    April 14–15 chain forwarded in December. Private family/student details are removed. Questions about awareness or arrangements do not prove no review panel met. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Requester objection and agency explanation are both retained: The April 14–15 objections and April 16 agency responses address notice, review and accommodations. The complete review and implementation records remain missing.

    Source notes & file details

    April 14–15 chain forwarded in December. Private family/student details are removed. Questions about awareness or arrangements do not prove no review panel met. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-15-leadership-correspondence.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 23, 2025 signed Moss final 365-day restriction letter

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 23, 2025

    Signed Moss letter announces a 365-day restriction from NNPS property and states the agency’s reasons.

    Why this record matters

    Dated April 23. Hood’s internal circulation was April 24 at 2:06 p.m.; the newly located native Moss email reached the retained mailbox at 2:55:55 p.m. that day with the exact private signed source PDF. This establishes email delivery, not opening, postal service or legal sufficiency. Allegations remain agency statements. Existing redacted publication preserved.

    Source notes & file details

    Dated April 23, 2025; the official-letter transmittal is April 24. The signed scan and corresponding embedded attachment render identically. Allegations and a charge are not an adjudication; receipt and final court disposition are not established by the letter. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-23-signed-final-restriction.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 23, 2025 Moss draft-review transmittal

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 23, 2025

    Moss sends a proposed letter to Stewart for review.

    Why this record matters

    April 23, 5:00 p.m. Standalone email extracted from a PDF portfolio. A draft-review transmission, not proof that the final decision was sent to the requester that day. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    April 23, 5:00 p.m. Standalone email extracted from a PDF portfolio. A draft-review transmission, not proof that the final decision was sent to the requester that day. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-23-moss-review-transmittal.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 24, 2025 Hood official-letter distribution email

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 24, 2025

    Hood circulates what the email calls the official ban letter and describes intended distribution and administrative follow-through.

    Why this record matters

    April 24, 2:06 p.m. Standalone email extracted from a PDF portfolio. Statements that actions will occur are not proof of completed mailing, system changes or receipt. Sensitive operational details are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    April 24, 2:06 p.m. Standalone email extracted from a PDF portfolio. Statements that actions will occur are not proof of completed mailing, system changes or receipt. Sensitive operational details are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-24-official-letter-distribution.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    June 6-8, 2025 later enforcement correspondence, privacy and security redacted

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: June 8, 2025

    Later correspondence discusses continued enforcement of the restriction and the requester’s awareness of the letter.

    Why this record matters

    June 6–8, 2025. Personal family/student information and operational security details are removed. The correspondence does not prove attendance, a further arrest or earlier delivery. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    June 6–8, 2025. Personal family/student information and operational security details are removed. The correspondence does not prove attendance, a further arrest or earlier delivery. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-06-prescreening-correspondence.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 23, 2025 Moss review draft, not the signed final letter

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 23, 2025

    Proposed restriction-letter text attached to Moss’s April 23 review email.

    Why this record matters

    Rendered from the native attachment. This review draft differs from the signed final letter and is preserved as a separate document, not treated as the operative final decision. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately. The final letter adds an express denied-request clause. The new provenance review distinguishes text comparison from unestablished sentence-level authorship.

    Source notes & file details

    Rendered from the native attachment. This review draft differs from the signed final letter and is preserved as a separate document, not treated as the operative final decision. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-23-moss-review-draft.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 14, 2025 native letter version attached by Sexton

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 14, 2025

    Native interim-letter version attached to Sexton’s April 14 internal email.

    Why this record matters

    Rendered from the native attachment, with privacy redactions. Retained separately from the release’s converted rendition to preserve document-version provenance. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Rendered from the native attachment, with privacy redactions. Retained separately from the release’s converted rendition to preserve document-version provenance. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-14-sexton-attached-draft.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 20, 2026 Stewart notice of April 23 access restoration

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 20, 2026

    Stewart announces that the property restriction will be lifted on April 23, 2026, and describes future access conditions.

    Why this record matters

    The visible email header is April 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. This is a prospective restoration statement, not independent proof that a later visit or every administrative change occurred. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The visible email header is April 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. This is a prospective restoration statement, not independent proof that a later visit or every administrative change occurred. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2026-04-20-access-restoration.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 20, 2026 White FOIA-intake response and restoration correspondence

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 20, 2026

    White responds about FOIA intake in the same access-restoration correspondence.

    Why this record matters

    The visible top email header is April 20, 2026 at 2:06 p.m. White says any NNPS employee can receive a request and discusses prior unpaid charges. Those are the agency’s statements, not an independent determination of debt or authority to decline processing. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The visible top email header is April 20, 2026 at 2:06 p.m. White says any NNPS employee can receive a request and discusses prior unpaid charges. Those are the agency’s statements, not an independent determination of debt or authority to decline processing. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2026-04-foia-intake-restoration.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    ECA building-access policy, April 28, 2025 BoardDocs print

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: April 28, 2025

    Retained BoardDocs ECA policy print bearing an April 28, 2025 browser footer.

    Why this record matters

    The print lists Active status, June 19, 2007 last revision and June 15, 2021 review. Its operative paragraphs match the later release copy. The footer is a print date, not a verified immutable web capture or conclusive proof of the April 4 effective version. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The print lists Active status, June 19, 2007 last revision and June 15, 2021 review. Its operative paragraphs match the later release copy. The footer is a print date, not a verified immutable web capture or conclusive proof of the April 4 effective version. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-policy-eca-april-2025-print.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    Circuit Court case details screenshot: April-May 2025 proceeding

    Virginia state agencies · Newport News Circuit Court / user-supplied docket screenshotsDocument date: Date not specified

    User-supplied screenshot of Newport News Circuit Court civil case details, listing an April 17, 2025 filing and May 2025 dismissal entries.

    Why this record matters

    Screenshot of a court-information display, not an independently retrieved live docket or signed order. The listed civil defendants are Newport News Public Schools and City of Newport News. The screenshot does not establish dismissal grounds, prejudice status or refiling rights. Personal identifiers and the lookup number are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Screenshot of a court-information display, not an independently retrieved live docket or signed order. The listed civil defendants are Newport News Public Schools and City of Newport News. The screenshot does not establish dismissal grounds, prejudice status or refiling rights. Personal identifiers and the lookup number are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-court-case-details-screenshot.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    Circuit Court document index screenshot: April-May 2025 proceeding

    Virginia state agencies · Newport News Circuit Court / user-supplied docket screenshotsDocument date: Date not specified

    User-supplied screenshot of the civil document index, with filing, temporary-injunction, vacatur and dismissal-related entries.

    Why this record matters

    The index lists April 17 filings, an April 21 temporary-injunction entry, a May 2 order entry referring to vacatur of the April 21 order, and a May 6 final-order entry. These labels are not the underlying signed orders and do not establish their full terms or reasoning. Personal identifiers and the lookup number are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The index lists April 17 filings, an April 21 temporary-injunction entry, a May 2 order entry referring to vacatur of the April 21 order, and a May 6 final-order entry. These labels are not the underlying signed orders and do not establish their full terms or reasoning. Personal identifiers and the lookup number are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-court-document-index-screenshot.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 16, 2025 Spratley rationale and administrative-review response, excerpt

    City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: April 16, 2025

    April 16 Spratley response states the City’s explanation for the interim restriction and closed administrative review.

    Why this record matters

    Visible header April 16, 2025, 11:58 a.m. First-page excerpt of a five-page email chain; quoted pages 2–5 omitted and family details removed. The legal and conduct assertions are Spratley’s position, not court findings or proof that the review occurred. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Visible header April 16, 2025, 11:58 a.m. First-page excerpt of a five-page email chain; quoted pages 2–5 omitted and family details removed. The legal and conduct assertions are Spratley’s position, not court findings or proof that the review occurred. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-16-rationale-response.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 16, 2025 Spratley accommodation clarification, excerpt

    City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: April 16, 2025

    April 16 Spratley follow-up clarifies a commitment to work on access accommodations.

    Why this record matters

    Visible header April 16, 2025, 12:03 p.m. First-page excerpt of a five-page email chain; quoted pages 2–5 omitted and child-specific details removed. A promise to work on accommodations is not proof of implementation, unrestricted access or withdrawal of the restriction. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Visible header April 16, 2025, 12:03 p.m. First-page excerpt of a five-page email chain; quoted pages 2–5 omitted and child-specific details removed. A promise to work on accommodations is not proof of implementation, unrestricted access or withdrawal of the restriction. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-16-accommodation-clarification.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    April 17, 2025 filed petition for declaratory and injunctive relief

    Virginia state agencies · Newport News Circuit Court / filed party pleadingsDocument date: April 17, 2025

    File-stamped April 17 petition for declaratory and injunctive relief concerning the April encounter and property restriction.

    Why this record matters

    The signed party pleading names NNPS, the City and Robert Stewart in his official capacity, while the supplied case-information screen lists only two institutional defendants. Pages 8–9 state requested declaratory, temporary and permanent relief. Allegations and requests are not court findings or granted relief. The filing stamp, not the later scan filename, supplies the date. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The signed party pleading names NNPS, the City and Robert Stewart in his official capacity, while the supplied case-information screen lists only two institutional defendants. Pages 8–9 state requested declaratory, temporary and permanent relief. Allegations and requests are not court findings or granted relief. The filing stamp, not the later scan filename, supplies the date. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-17-filed-petition.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    April 17, 2025 filed motion for temporary injunctive relief

    Virginia state agencies · Newport News Circuit Court / filed party pleadingsDocument date: April 17, 2025

    File-stamped April 17 motion seeking temporary injunctive relief concerning access during the civil case.

    Why this record matters

    The motion asks for temporary access and a written process, and page 3 states the petitioner would refrain from entering the administration building while the case was pending. This is a signed filed request and stated undertaking, not a signed judicial order or proof that relief was granted. Private personal and child-specific details are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    The motion asks for temporary access and a written process, and page 3 states the petitioner would refrain from entering the administration building while the case was pending. This is a signed filed request and stated undertaking, not a signed judicial order or proof that relief was granted. Private personal and child-specific details are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-04-17-filed-injunction-motion.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Va. Code § 8.01-184 — Power to issue declaratory judgments

    Virginia state agencies · Legal reference sourcesDocument date: Date not specified

    Gives circuit courts authority within their jurisdiction to adjudicate rights in an actual controversy.

    Source notes

    Official Code of Virginia publisher text. Official current section history lists 1977 Acts, chapter 617 as its latest amendment; no 2025 or 2026 amendment is listed. Source checked October 16, 2026.

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Va. Code § 8.01-620 — General jurisdiction of circuit court to award injunctions

    Virginia state agencies · Legal reference sourcesDocument date: Date not specified

    Confers general circuit-court jurisdiction to award injunctions.

    Source notes

    Official Code of Virginia publisher text. Official current section history lists 1995 Acts, chapter 310 as its latest amendment; no 2025 or 2026 amendment is listed. Source checked October 16, 2026.

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Davison v. Rose, No. 20-1683 — Published Fourth Circuit opinion

    Federal agencies · Legal reference sourcesDocument date: December 3, 2021

    Published Fourth Circuit opinion concerning a Virginia parent’s school-access restrictions, retaliation and due-process claims. The court affirmed judgments for the defendants. This is a separate case, not a decision in the DSA litigation.

    Source notes

    Official United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit opinion. Published appellate decision predating the DSA events. Fourth Circuit precedent governs federal district courts in that circuit; this is not a decision in the DSA case. Source checked October 16, 2026.

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  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    May 2, 2025 signed order vacating the April 21 temporary injunction

    City of Newport News · Circuit CourtDocument date: May 2, 2025

    Entered order in CL2501751T-00 vacates the prior injunction as signed in error and keeps the May 5 hearing scheduled. It does not establish the later hearing result.

    Why this record matters

    Entered order in CL2501751T-00 vacates the prior injunction as signed in error and keeps the May 5 hearing scheduled. It does not establish the later hearing result. One-page unaltered Scan.pdf attachment to Renee C. Coltrain’s May 2, 2025 court-office email, received 11:03 a.m. Eastern. Entered May 2 and signed by Judge Tyneka L. D. Flythe. Preserved separately from draft proposed orders. Original April 21 order and May 6 final order remain separate missing records.

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    One-page unaltered Scan.pdf attachment to Renee C. Coltrain’s May 2, 2025 court-office email, received 11:03 a.m. Eastern. Entered May 2 and signed by Judge Tyneka L. D. Flythe. Preserved separately from draft proposed orders. Original April 21 order and May 6 final order remain separate missing records.

    File: dsa-court-vacating-order-2025-05-02.pdf

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  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    Court office transmits the signed vacating order, May 2, 2025

    City of Newport News · Circuit CourtDocument date: May 2, 2025

    Judicial-office transmittal identifies the attached vacatur, describes the earlier order as signed in error and confirms the scheduled May 5 hearing.

    Why this record matters

    Judicial-office transmittal identifies the attached vacatur, describes the earlier order as signed in error and confirms the scheduled May 5 hearing. Owner-supplied mailbox record reviewed October 31, 2026. Selected ANN transcription of the identified message; private contact/routing fields, signatures and unrelated quoted material omitted. Original preserved privately. The copy records the sender’s position, not an independent finding.

    Source notes & file details

    Owner-supplied mailbox record reviewed October 31, 2026. Selected ANN transcription of the identified message; private contact/routing fields, signatures and unrelated quoted material omitted. Original preserved privately. The copy records the sender’s position, not an independent finding.

    File: dsa-vacatur-transmittal-2025-05-02.pdf

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  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    NNPS transmits an exclusion-list export without publishing the names

    Newport News Public Schools · Public Information & Community InvolvementDocument date: January 14, 2026

    January 14 response identifies a PDF export of the data file listing excluded or banned individuals. This excerpt preserves the response but omits the underlying names and contact fields.

    Why this record matters

    January 14 response identifies a PDF export of the data file listing excluded or banned individuals. This excerpt preserves the response but omits the underlying names and contact fields. Owner-supplied mailbox record reviewed October 31, 2026. Selected ANN transcription of the identified message; private contact/routing fields, signatures and unrelated quoted material omitted. Original preserved privately. The copy records the sender’s position, not an independent finding.

    Source notes & file details

    Owner-supplied mailbox record reviewed October 31, 2026. Selected ANN transcription of the identified message; private contact/routing fields, signatures and unrelated quoted material omitted. Original preserved privately. The copy records the sender’s position, not an independent finding.

    File: nnps-exclusion-list-transmittal-2026-01-14.pdf

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  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    April 21 signed injunction copy, subsequently vacated May 2

    Virginia state agencies · Circuit Court - supplied copyDocument date: April 21, 2025

    Selected transcription of a supplied two-page injunction copy bearing an April 21 entered date and a judge-line signature. It temporarily addressed child-school access and future exclusion, while directing the petitioner to stay out of the administration building. The retained May 2 order vacates it as signed in error.

    Why this record matters

    Selected transcription of a supplied two-page injunction copy bearing an April 21 entered date and a judge-line signature. It temporarily addressed child-school access and future exclusion, while directing the petitioner to stay out of the administration building. The retained May 2 order vacates it as signed in error.

    Recovered April 21 copy must be read with the May 2 vacatur: The April 21 signed copy is retained alongside the May 2 vacatur as signed in error. May 1 withdrawal and an unsigned May 5 draft narrow the chronology. The entered May 6 final order and hearing grounds remain missing.

    Civil challenge: filed requests and docket results are distinct: The supplied April 21 signed copy, May 1 amended-material withdrawal, May 2 vacatur and unsigned May 5 draft are separate records. Screenshots record civil dismissal. The entered May 6 wording, hearing reasons and final criminal disposition remain unverified.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN transcription of the two-page signed copy in the court-service email received May 2 UTC (May 1 local). Source heading retains [PROPOSED]; date and signature visually checked, not clerk-authenticated. Read with the May 2 signed vacatur as signed in error. Private identifiers/signature image omitted.

    File: dsa_court_injunction_copy_2025_04_21_Redacted.pdf

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  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    May 1 filed notice withdraws the amended injunction materials

    Virginia state agencies · Circuit Court - filed notice copyDocument date: May 1, 2025

    Selected transcription of the filed May 1 withdrawal notice. It withdraws the April 25 motion, amended hearing notice and draft order, while expressly retaining exhibits and supporting materials. Its premise about April 21 relief must be read with the later May 2 vacatur.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN transcription of the supplied notice, visually checked with its May 1 2:36 PM filing stamp and service certificate. Private identifiers/signature omitted. Scope is amended materials; the later May 2 vacatur supersedes the stated premise about April 21 relief.

    File: dsa_court_amended_withdrawal_2025_05_01_Redacted.pdf

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  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    May 5 proposed civil dismissal order: unsigned draft

    Virginia state agencies · Circuit Court - counsel draftDocument date: May 5, 2025

    Counsel circulated this proposed order after the May 5 hearing. It proposes dismissal as procedurally improper and notes exceptions, but the supplied PDF has blank judicial signature and date fields. It is not the final entered May 6 order.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN transcription of the PDF expressly called a draft in counsel’s May 5 email. Judicial date/signature fields are blank. The no-edit reply does not establish entry. Private endorsements/contacts omitted; entered final wording remains unverified.

    File: dsa_court_dismissal_draft_2025_05_05_Redacted.pdf

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  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    July 18 counsel letter describes no-contest plea and deferred-disposition terms

    Other public body · Supplied criminal-counsel correspondenceDocument date: July 18, 2025

    Selected transcription of counsel's July 18, 2025 follow-up letter describing a no-contest trespass plea, a deferred finding until July 17, 2026 and conditional dismissal. It documents counsel's account of terms, not the later court disposition.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN summary of the signed July 18 letter in counsel’s same-day email. Private address, contacts and signature omitted. These are counsel’s described historical terms, not a court-certified order or proof of later dismissal.

    File: dsa_criminal_counsel_terms_2025_07_18_Redacted.pdf

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  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    April 24 native Moss email delivers the signed ban decision

    Newport News Public Schools · Records access and restrictionsDocument date: April 24, 2025

    Native mailbox message from Rosalind Moss carries the exact signed final decision PDF. Its received timestamp distinguishes delivery to the retained mailbox from the earlier internal circulation.

    Why this record matters

    Selected ANN transcription of the native message received April 24, 2025 at 18:55:55 UTC (2:55:55 p.m. EDT). Attachment bytes match the privately retained signed source PDF underlying the existing redacted final letter. Private recipient routing, signature and contact details omitted. Email delivery does not establish opening, postal service or legal sufficiency of notice.

    Native email anchors delivery of the signed final decision: Moss’s April 24 email reached the retained mailbox at 2:55:55 p.m. EDT with the exact signed source PDF. This adds direct delivery evidence beyond Hood’s earlier internal circulation, while opening, postal service and legal sufficiency remain unestablished.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN transcription of the native message received April 24, 2025 at 18:55:55 UTC (2:55:55 p.m. EDT). Attachment bytes match the privately retained signed source PDF underlying the existing redacted final letter. Private recipient routing, signature and contact details omitted. Email delivery does not establish opening, postal service or legal sufficiency of notice.

    File: dsa-moss-final-email-2025-04-24.pdf

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  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    Ban-letter wording and metadata: October 31 evidence review

    Newport News Public Schools · Records access and restrictionsDocument date: Date not specified

    Comparison confirms a denial clause in the signed final letter that is absent from the retained review draft. The inspected metadata does not attribute that particular edit to an official.

    Why this record matters

    ANN editorial comparison dated October 31, 2026, not an original agency decision. Compares the retained April 23 draft, signed final, April 23 review transmittal, later converted final-style PDF and native April 14 interim Word metadata. The further review did not recover native April 23 revision history; no sentence-level authorship is established.

    The final denial clause is documented; its editor is not: The signed letter expressly describes a denied request; the retained earlier draft does not. Notice wording also differs. The inspected interim Word and later PDF-conversion metadata do not attribute that final sentence to Stewart or another official.

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    ANN editorial comparison dated October 31, 2026, not an original agency decision. Compares the retained April 23 draft, signed final, April 23 review transmittal, later converted final-style PDF and native April 14 interim Word metadata. The further review did not recover native April 23 revision history; no sentence-level authorship is established.

    File: dsa-ban-version-provenance-review-2026-10-31.pdf

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  • Policies & proceduresArchived file

    ECA — Security/Access to Buildings, November 12, 2026 print

    Newport News Public Schools · Newport News Public SchoolsDocument date: November 12, 2026

    Two-page BoardDocs policy print listing Active status and January 20, 2026 last review.

    Why this record matters

    Exact two-page print supplied for this case. Page 1 contains Active status, the 2007 revision date, the January 2026 review date and the operative paragraphs. Page 2 contains the adoption and review history. The access paragraphs match the April 28, 2025 print and the release copy.

    Source notes & file details

    Owner-supplied BoardDocs browser print dated November 12, 2026. Lists adoption July 18, 1973, last revision June 19, 2007 and last review January 20, 2026. The document date is the print date, not a policy amendment. This copy does not independently certify the complete current manual. Earlier ECA prints remain separate historical records.

    File: nnps-policy-eca-november-2026-print.pdf

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  • Policies & proceduresSource link

    NNPS — ECA, Security-Access to Buildings, reviewed, 12-16-25 — January 20, 2026 board copy

    Newport News Public Schools · School BoardDocument date: January 20, 2026

    Policy, procedure or guidance attached to the School Board meeting on January 20, 2026. Agenda section: New and Revised Policies. Agenda inclusion does not establish adoption or legal effect.

    Why this record matters

    Posted January 20, 2026 School Board packet copy. The separately retained Active Policies print lists that date as the last review and gives June 19, 2007 as the last revision.

    Source notes

    Official NNPS public meeting portal; linked in meeting 66, January 20, 2026. Date shown identifies this Board-meeting copy, not an independently established issue, adoption or effective date. This is the posted Board copy, not a certification of the current policy manual. Opens the publisher document; no separate retained file is asserted.

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  • Review panel, decision and notice

    Dated panel membership, notice, materials considered, opportunity to respond, findings, final approval, and any completed postal service. The April 24 native email now anchors delivery of the signed final decision to the retained mailbox.

    Likely custodian: NNPS administration and safety/security records custodians

    Internal circulation and the final decision do not establish the full review process. Email delivery narrows the notice gap but does not establish opening, earlier receipt, postal service or the legal sufficiency of notice.

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  • Policy versions and authority at each stage

    Authenticated ECA edition effective April 4, 2025, the Superintendent’s implementing procedures for the School Board Office, visitor and departure protocols, and written designations or delegations in force that day. Also seek the policy editions and approval records for the interim restriction, final ban and later access-restoration communications.

    Likely custodian: NNPS School Board clerk and policy custodians

    The three retained ECA copies agree on the access paragraphs. The specific procedure, authorized decision-maker, direction given and opportunity to comply at the central office still need records.

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  • Access restoration and present status

    Any final restoration, revocation, extension or current written access-status notice, with student and security-system information excluded.

    Likely custodian: NNPS administration and safety/security records custodians

    A prospective restoration statement is not independent confirmation that every later access arrangement occurred or remains current.

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  • Signed civil orders, service and disposition grounds

    Clerk authentication of the recovered April 21 signed copy, the entered May 6 final civil order, hearing transcript and later docket material. The April 21 copy, May 1 filed withdrawal, May 2 signed vacatur and May 5 unsigned draft are now retained separately.

    Likely custodian: Newport News Circuit Court clerk and the parties’ retained files

    The April 21 copy narrows the missing-document gap, but the May 2 order vacates it as signed in error. The May 1 notice limits its withdrawal to amended materials; the May 5 draft is not proof of the final order's wording, grounds, prejudice status or refiling terms.

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  • Native final-letter editing history

    Native April 23 review/final Word versions, retained revisions or version history, and attachment-level provenance connecting the review transmission to the signed final decision.

    Likely custodian: NNPS Safety and Security, the reviewers’ retained files and authorized document-system custodians

    The retained draft and final differ on denial and notice wording. The later converted PDF and April 14 interim Word properties do not identify who inserted the final denial clause or when.

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