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Discovery STEM: April 4 School Board Office encounter

Overview

Three retained copies of Policy ECA agree on building-access wording. The April 4, 2025 encounter turns on the actual office delegation, the words and timing of any direction to leave, and the eventual criminal disposition.

Background & source notes

The encounter occurred at the School Board Office. Follow the April 4 records-counter exchange, subsequent police response and criminal proceeding. The recorded fragments provisionally describe refusal confirmation. The general policy assigns implementation procedures to the Superintendent. The applicable office procedure and designation are needed to identify the authority for any departure direction.

Source notes and limitations

Two personal clips total about 49.63 seconds, with an apparent 27-second metadata gap. The supplied machine-text reading is provisional. Full coverage, speakers, the precise original request and the police/removal sequence remain unverified. Original personal media are private. The existence of withheld police-camera items establishes neither their contents nor their coverage. Counsel describes the plea and deferred conditions. The final court disposition and charging instrument remain needed.

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Reviewed finding

The April encounter turns on the office’s actual delegation

November 12, 2026

The current ECA print and retained April 2025 wording identify the principal or designee as the authority for the specified building-access actions and direct the Superintendent to develop implementation procedures. The January 20, 2026 Board agenda copy provides a separate policy-history checkpoint after the encounter. The April 4 record still needs the building-specific delegation effective that day and a continuous record of the direction, the response and the time allowed for departure. The April 24 signed restriction and its later delivery establish a separate sequence.

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Open question

April encounter and court disposition

Complete April 4 incident/call records, original charging document with statutory section, final criminal disposition, and a segment index identifying the start, end and actual coverage of each personal, police or other recording. Seek releasable security activity/implementation records identified by the historical budget’s reporting program; exclude protected operational details.

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Timeline 13

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

  1. March 13, 2025

    School Board Office: in-person visit and Boyd’s account

    The requester says the visit was to request route planning or speak with Donald Fairheart. Boyd places it around 1 p.m. and alleges refusal to leave and insulting language; he says police spoke with the visitor before departure.

  2. April 4, 2025

    Records access: City tells counsel NNPS reported an oral request

    Addressing copied attorney Douglas J. Walter, Spratley said an NNPS official reported a verbal request and the City responded for NNPS. Seely reported withholding the 37-page, double-sided Crisis Management Plan; the requester disputed that characterization, saying he sought safety-audit access.

  3. April 4, 2025 (embedded recording dates)

    Personal clips provisionally record a refusal-confirmation exchange

    Two clips carry embedded April 4 dates and total about 49.63 seconds, with an apparent 27-second gap. Supplied machine text provisionally captures refusal confirmation. Speakers, exact document and full original refusal remain unestablished; the police/removal encounter is incomplete.

  4. April 4, 2025

    White’s role chronology: contingent offer dated, later start specified

    Robert Cameron White’s April 4 offer specified a contingent start on or after July 1 as Executive Director, Public Information & Community Involvement. The offer does not establish that he held the role during the April 4 encounter.

  5. 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.

  6. April 28, 2025

    Criminal case: counsel requests discovery from the prosecutor

    Walter’s letter seeks client statements, exculpatory evidence and specified criminal-record materials, offering a formal motion if needed. It states a July 18 court date. It does not expressly request body-camera footage or establish receipt, a response or production.

  7. April 28, 2025

    Criminal case: counsel reports the rescheduled trial date

    Walter tells the criminal clerk his office arranged to move the June 23 setting to July 18 at 10 a.m., Courtroom A, because of a scheduling conflict. This is counsel’s account, not a clerk-certified calendar or entered order.

  8. July 18, 2025

    Criminal counsel describes no-contest plea and deferred finding

    Counsel’s July 18 letter describes a no-contest plea, deferred finding until July 17, 2026 and conditions: good behavior, court costs and the school-property ban through April 23, 2026. Dismissal is conditional and future; the later court disposition is not established.

  9. 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.

  10. March 11, 2026

    Police records: located records are withheld, not reported nonexistent

    NNPD said it located but withheld a three-page call-for-service report, two-page criminal-citation report and two body-camera segments under a criminal-investigative-file exemption. Unlike NNPS’s intake response, this confirms identified police records existed.

  11. May 3, 2026

    Two personal clips are attached to an email describing partial filming

    The sender identifies April 4 and the School Board Office by Todd Stadium, describing partial filming. Both MOV payloads match retained inventory hashes. July container timestamps reflect exports. The public review supplies provenance and provisional text; original media remain private.

  12. July 21, 2026

    Renewed police response identifies two withheld body-camera items

    In P017513-071726, Amy Brown identifies a three-page call report and two withheld body-camera items. The response supplies neither footage nor a ruling on withholding. The requester’s reply reports completed deferred terms; the final criminal disposition remains needed.

  13. 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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23 of 23 reviewed records. Source links, source collections and release indexes are identified separately from archived copies.

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    Discovery STEM Academy safety audit — April 2025 FOIA response correspondence

    City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: April 4, 2025

    LaDonna Seely and Lynn Spratley correspondence concerning request G008933-040425, treatment of an interaction as a verbal request and access to a school safety audit.

    Source notes & file details

    Agency and requester correspondence on April 4, 2025; top Spratley reply is dated in the rendered email header. This is a response chain, not the safety audit itself. A separate entry records the April 17 arrangement for review of a redacted audit. Requester assertions remain attributed to the requester. Publication copy; private contact details removed where present. Original retained separately.

    File: seely-discovery-safety-audit-2025-public.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Contracts & purchasingArchived file

    NNPS Robert White — 2025–2026 employment offer and contract terms

    Newport News Public Schools · Human Resources / Superintendent's OfficeDocument date: April 4, 2025

    NNPS offer document for Executive Director of Public Information and Community Involvement, including the stated annual salary and contract terms.

    Why this record matters

    Offer dated April 4, 2025, with a stated start on or after July 1 and contingencies. It is not proof of employment in that role during the April 4 encounter or of actual earnings.

    Source notes & file details

    Imported from the Audit Newport News working files. Two-page offer dated April 4, 2025, for the 2025–2026 academic year. It is an offer/contract-terms copy; the record does not independently establish later approval, current employment, or actual paid compensation.

    File: Contract for Robert C White dtd 20250404.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

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    March 13, 2025 Boyd incident account, forwarded December 15

    Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: March 13, 2025

    Boyd’s contemporaneous account describes the March 13 School Board Office interaction and police attendance.

    Why this record matters

    Written March 13 and forwarded again December 15. It concerns March 13, not April 4. This is a staff member’s account, not an adjudicated finding. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Written March 13 and forwarded again December 15. It concerns March 13, not April 4. This is a staff member’s account, not an adjudicated finding. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2025-03-13-boyd-account.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

    March 11, 2026 NNPD withholding response, request P 014786-031126

    City of Newport News · PoliceDocument date: March 11, 2026

    NNPD identifies located call-for-service, criminal-citation and body-camera records for the April 4 encounter and withholds them.

    Why this record matters

    Visible header March 11, 2026, 10:25 a.m.; request P 014786-031126. The response identifies a three-page call-for-service report, two-page criminal-citation report and two video segments. It does not supply those underlying records or establish a court outcome. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    Source notes & file details

    Visible header March 11, 2026, 10:25 a.m.; request P 014786-031126. The response identifies a three-page call-for-service report, two-page criminal-citation report and two video segments. It does not supply those underlying records or establish a court outcome. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

    File: dsa-2026-police-records-withholding.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.

    The April encounter turns on the office’s actual delegation: The current ECA print and retained April 2025 wording identify the principal or designee as the authority for the specified building-access actions and direct the Superintendent to develop implementation procedures. The January 20, 2026 Board agenda copy provides a separate policy-history checkpoint after the encounter. The April 4 record still needs the building-specific delegation effective that day and a continuous record of the direction, the response and the time allowed for departure. The April 24 signed restriction and its later delivery establish a separate sequence.

    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 recordsSource link

    Va. Code § 2.2-3706 — Disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records; limitations

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

    Subdivision B 1 addresses discretionary withholding of criminal investigative files not required to be disclosed under § 2.2-3706.1.

    Source notes

    Official Code of Virginia publisher text. For March 11, 2026, use the official 2025 compilation's version labeled effective until July 1, 2026, printed pages 44–47. B 1 appears on printed page 45. Do not substitute the later sealing-related version merely because it is displayed by the current Code page. Source checked October 16, 2026.

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  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Va. Code § 2.2-3706.1 — Disclosure of law-enforcement records; criminal incident information and certain criminal investigative files; limitations

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

    The companion section expressly cross-referenced by § 2.2-3706(B)(1); distinguishes ongoing and non-ongoing criminal files and specified disclosure rights and limitations.

    Source notes

    Official Code of Virginia publisher text. For March 11, 2026, use the version labeled effective until July 1, 2026 in the official 2025 compilation, beginning on printed page 49. Source checked October 16, 2026.

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  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Va. Code § 18.2-119 — Trespass after having been forbidden to do so; penalties

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

    Addresses entering or remaining without lawful authority after qualifying notice from an owner, custodian, authorized agent, or other lawfully responsible person, including oral or written notice.

    Source notes

    Official Code of Virginia publisher text. Official current section history lists the latest amendment as 2011 Acts, chapter 195; no 2025 or 2026 amendment is listed. Source checked October 16, 2026.

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Newport News Charter § 10.03 — City Attorney powers and duties

    City of Newport News · Legal reference sourcesDocument date: Date not specified

    Subsections A, D and G address legal advice to the School Board, management of City law business, and authorization of assistant attorneys or special counsel.

    Why this record matters

    General School Board legal-advice and counsel authority under § 10.03(A), (D) and (G). This does not establish the specific April 2025 request handoff, its scope or an NNPS FOIA-officer appointment.

    Source notes

    Official Virginia Legislative Information System charter text, checked October 16, 2026. Section 10.03 cites 1978 Acts, chapter 576 in its source history. General legal-adviser authority is not proof of the specific April 2025 referral, request scope or an NNPS FOIA-officer appointment.

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • OtherArchived file

    April 4 personal clips: provenance and provisional transcription review

    Other public body · ANN source reviewDocument date: October 31, 2026

    ANN review of two personal clips attached to a May 3, 2026 email: 12.77 and 36.87 seconds. Embedded original dates say April 4, 2025. A supplied machine-transcription summary supports a refusal exchange but does not capture the complete removal encounter or identify the speakers.

    Why this record matters

    ANN review of two personal clips attached to a May 3, 2026 email: 12.77 and 36.87 seconds. Embedded original dates say April 4, 2025. A supplied machine-transcription summary supports a refusal exchange but does not capture the complete removal encounter or identify the speakers.

    Two personal clips add provisional refusal context: Two clips total about 49.63 seconds and carry embedded April 4 dates. Supplied machine text supports refusal confirmation, with independent listening unverified and removal incomplete. The April 23 letter describes a denied request while alleging refusal to leave.

    Source notes & file details

    ANN review of both retained MOV files and the user-supplied two-machine transcription summary. No independent listening verification; no named speakers or verified shorter-clip transcript. Original media remain private. Metadata and complete limits are in the two-page review.

    File: dsa_personal_clips_review_2026_10_31_Redacted.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • 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

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • FOIA responsesArchived file

    July 21 renewed NNPD response withholds call report and two body-camera items

    City of Newport News · NNPD FOIADocument date: July 21, 2026

    Amy Brown's response in P 017513-071726 identifies a three-page call-for-service report and two body-camera items, withheld as criminal-investigative information. It adds later police-custodian confirmation of recordings without supplying the full encounter.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN transcription of native July 21 14:00:10 UTC GovQA response P 017513-071726. Private routing, tracking and request attachment omitted. Latest response located in this thread; no footage supplied or ruling on withholding established.

    File: dsa_police_renewed_withholding_2026_07_21_Redacted.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    April 28 counsel letter requests criminal discovery

    Other public body · Records access and restrictionsDocument date: April 28, 2025

    Douglas J. Walter asks the Commonwealth’s Attorney for client statements, exculpatory evidence and specified criminal-record materials, offering a formal motion if the letter is insufficient.

    Why this record matters

    Selected ANN transcription of the signed April 28 letter attached to the assistant’s native email received April 28, 2025 at 21:35:58 UTC. Private client identifiers, routing, signature image and contact details omitted. A request is not proof of receipt, response, disclosure or final disposition.

    Counsel’s discovery and scheduling letters fill an earlier criminal-case gap: Two April 28 letters request discovery and report the July 18 trial setting. Neither establishes completed disclosure or final disposition. The July 18 conditional terms and later police withholding remain separate; identified camera items do not establish what portions of the encounter they recorded.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN transcription of the signed April 28 letter attached to the assistant’s native email received April 28, 2025 at 21:35:58 UTC. Private client identifiers, routing, signature image and contact details omitted. A request is not proof of receipt, response, disclosure or final disposition.

    File: dsa-counsel-discovery-request-2025-04-28.pdf

    Record detailsOpen Source Document

  • Court & legal recordsArchived file

    April 28 counsel letter reports trial rescheduled to July 18

    Other public body · Records access and restrictionsDocument date: April 28, 2025

    Douglas J. Walter tells the General District Court clerk that his office arranged to move the trespass trial from June 23 to July 18 because of a scheduling conflict.

    Why this record matters

    Selected ANN transcription of the signed April 28 letter attached to the assistant’s native email received April 28, 2025 at 21:37:36 UTC. Private client identifiers, court lookup number, routing, signature image and contacts omitted. Counsel’s account is not a clerk-certified calendar entry or court order.

    Source notes & file details

    Selected ANN transcription of the signed April 28 letter attached to the assistant’s native email received April 28, 2025 at 21:37:36 UTC. Private client identifiers, court lookup number, routing, signature image and contacts omitted. Counsel’s account is not a clerk-certified calendar entry or court order.

    File: dsa-counsel-reschedule-2025-04-28.pdf

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  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Virginia Code § 18.2-128: trespass upon school or church property

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

    School-property trespass statute cited in the later signed ban letter. Subsection B addresses remaining after an authorized direction to vacate or posted notice; the actual April 4 charging document remains needed.

    Why this record matters

    Official Virginia Code checked October 31, 2026. The later ban letter’s statutory citation is not proof of the section actually charged or satisfaction of its elements. Read with § 18.2-119 and the original charge, not as a determination of liability.

    Source notes

    Official Virginia Code checked October 31, 2026. The later ban letter’s statutory citation is not proof of the section actually charged or satisfaction of its elements. Read with § 18.2-119 and the original charge, not as a determination of liability.

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  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Commonwealth v. Kartozia: Virginia Supreme Court trespass opinion

    Virginia state agencies · Legal reference sourcesDocument date: June 5, 2025

    Published June 5, 2025 opinion addresses remaining after notice and the factual basis needed for a good-faith claim of right. It concerns private condominium property, not NNPS records access.

    Why this record matters

    Official Supreme Court of Virginia opinion, record 240294, June 5, 2025; pages 9–11. Issued after the April 4 encounter and before the July 18 plea described by counsel. Different property and facts; no holding about the DSA incident.

    Source notes

    Official Supreme Court of Virginia opinion, record 240294, June 5, 2025; pages 9–11. Issued after the April 4 encounter and before the July 18 plea described by counsel. Different property and facts; no holding about the DSA incident.

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  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Carter v. Commonwealth: direction to leave and time to depart

    Virginia state agencies · Legal reference sourcesDocument date: December 22, 2021

    Published Virginia Supreme Court opinion discusses a direction to leave and a reasonable opportunity to comply. It concerns an investigating officer in a residence, not a school-property ban.

    Why this record matters

    Official Supreme Court of Virginia opinion, record 201145, December 22, 2021; pages 3–4. Its distinct setting limits comparison; it does not establish who directed the requester to leave or what opportunity he had.

    Source notes

    Official Supreme Court of Virginia opinion, record 201145, December 22, 2021; pages 3–4. Its distinct setting limits comparison; it does not establish who directed the requester to leave or what opportunity he had.

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  • Court & legal recordsSource link

    Stusalitus v. Commonwealth: unpublished 2026 trespass memorandum

    Virginia state agencies · Legal reference sourcesDocument date: May 19, 2026

    Unpublished Court of Appeals memorandum discusses a body-camera record, a direction to leave and continued argument at a courthouse. A later factual comparison, not binding published precedent or a ruling on this case.

    Why this record matters

    Official Court of Appeals of Virginia unpublished memorandum, record 1717-24-1, May 19, 2026; pages 7–9. Later than the April 2025 encounter. Courthouse screening facts differ; its constitutional challenge was not preserved. Do not treat as a school-records-access holding.

    Source notes

    Official Court of Appeals of Virginia unpublished memorandum, record 1717-24-1, May 19, 2026; pages 7–9. Later than the April 2025 encounter. Courthouse screening facts differ; its constitutional challenge was not preserved. Do not treat as a school-records-access holding.

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  • Budget & financeSource link

    Historical: NNPS FY2025 School Board approved budget

    Newport News Public Schools · FinanceDocument date: Date not specified

    Approved school operating budget for fiscal year 2025.

    Why this record matters

    Historical approved budget, Safety & Security, printed page 131. Its descriptions of routine security activity reporting and visitor-alert administration identify record-custody leads. Program descriptions and goals do not prove an April 4 incident report exists or establish that a particular ban was entered or implemented. Operational details are not reproduced here.

    Source notes

    Official approved-budget archive. Fiscal year 2025 is historical; a fiscal-year label is not an exact issue date. Verified against the official publisher October 8, 2026.

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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.

    Three ECA copies agree on the building-access wording: The November 2026 Active Policies print lists a January 20, 2026 review and a June 19, 2007 last revision. Its identification, entry and removal paragraphs match the April 28, 2025 print and release copy. The School Board Office procedures, delegation and actual direction to leave remain open.

    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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Open questions 2

  • April encounter and court disposition

    Complete April 4 incident/call records, original charging document with statutory section, final criminal disposition, and a segment index identifying the start, end and actual coverage of each personal, police or other recording. Seek releasable security activity/implementation records identified by the historical budget’s reporting program; exclude protected operational details.

    Likely custodian: NNPD and the relevant court clerk

    Personal clips partly document a refusal exchange. Two police-camera items are identified, but their coverage is unknown and may concern the aftermath. The April 28 counsel letters and July 18 conditional terms do not establish the charged section, completed evidence disclosure or final outcome. Budget descriptions do not prove any particular incident record exists.

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  • Identify the April 4 decision authority at the office

    The ECA implementation procedure in effect on April 4, 2025, the office-specific designation and any duty assignment for that shift, plus the complete timestamped encounter record.

    Likely custodian: NNPS Superintendent’s Office and School Board Office

    The designation and the encounter sequence answer different parts of the April 4 authority question.

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