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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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.

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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

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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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

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Historical: NNPS FY2025 School Board approved budget

Newport News Public Schools · FinanceDocument date: Date not specified

Approved school operating budget for fiscal year 2025.

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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.

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.

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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