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FOIA responsesArchived file

April 23, 2025 Seely correspondence on school-safety-audit review procedure (redacted excerpt)

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: April 23, 2025

City FOIA coordinator LaDonna Seely follows up on a phone inquiry about the school-safety-audit review procedure.

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Source notes & file details

April 23 at 12:20 p.m., Seely followed a phone call about Discovery safety-audit review and cited § 22.1-279.8(B). Her characterization of the procedure is attributed correspondence, not an independent legal conclusion. The email does not establish forwarding to NNPS, completed review or the timing of the final restriction decision. Original page 1 of 2; logo-only second page omitted.

File: dsa-2025-04-23-audit-review-procedure.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

September 23, 2024 City video-request referral to NNPS FOIA officer (redacted excerpts)

City of Newport News · CommunicationsDocument date: September 23, 2024

City acknowledgment of a Discovery STEM video-records request, directing the requester to NNPS FOIA officer Michelle Price.

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Source notes & file details

City Request Center acknowledgment and referral to Michelle Price as NNPS FOIA officer, dated September 23, 2024 at 1:26 p.m. The request concerns a claimed morning encounter; the response does not establish that the encounter occurred, that video existed, or that footage was produced. Private requester and contact details permanently removed.

File: dsa-2024-09-23-video-request-referral.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

March 14, 2025 administration-records request forwarded by Seely

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: March 14, 2025

Seely forwards the requester’s March 13 administration-building records request to NNPS on March 14, asking for a time/cost estimate.

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Source notes & file details

The later PDF print header is not evidence that White authored or handled this March correspondence. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-03-14-administration-records-request.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

December 15, 2025 Spratley inquiry, 11:46 a.m.

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: December 15, 2025

Spratley says she will check with the City FOIA coordinator about earlier correspondence.

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Source notes & file details

December 15, 11:46 a.m. An inquiry during the search, not a final no-records determination. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-15-spratley-inquiry-1146.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

December 15, 2025 Spratley response, noon

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: December 15, 2025

Spratley agrees to send earlier information after Stewart clarifies the scope.

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Source notes & file details

December 15, noon. A promise to send information does not by itself establish that it was delivered or the release was complete. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-15-spratley-response-1200.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

December 15, 2025 Spratley scope question, 11:57 a.m.

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: December 15, 2025

Spratley relays the City coordinator’s request-history response and asks whether the City’s April reply is sought.

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Source notes & file details

December 15, 11:57 a.m. The City-specific statement does not establish that no request was made to NNPS. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-15-spratley-scope-1157.pdf

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.

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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

FOIA responsesArchived file

Lynn Spratley — arrangement to review a redacted Discovery STEM Academy safety audit

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: April 17, 2025

Chief Deputy City Attorney correspondence stating that NNPS will arrange review of a redacted Discovery STEM Academy safety audit.

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Source notes & file details

Spratley reply dated April 17, 2025 in the rendered email header. The agency discusses excluding vulnerability-assessment components and cites its statutory basis. This reply does not contain the audit or establish that a review occurred. Publication copy; private contact details removed where present. Original retained separately.

File: spratley-discovery-safety-review-public.pdf

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City Council adopted minutes — February 25, 2025 memorial acknowledgment

City of Newport News · City CouncilDocument date: February 25, 2025

Adopted Newport News City Council minutes acknowledge Michelle Price’s February 14 death and her school-division public-information role.

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Source notes

Official adopted meeting minutes, linked for the memorial acknowledgment and professional-role chronology. This acknowledgment does not determine FOIA succession, interim responsibility, or request handling.