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FOIA responsesArchived file

January 22 NNPS correction acknowledges an omitted seven-email chain

Newport News Public Schools · Records access and restrictionsDocument date: January 22, 2026

Robert White's later January 22 response acknowledges that a previously withheld seven-email chain referenced the request but was omitted from that day's response. Read with the earlier no-created-records statement and the January 23 identification of ten withheld emails.

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Source notes & file details

Selected ANN transcription of White’s January 22 17:23:19 UTC message; private routing, signature and quoted chain omitted. Read with the earlier response and January 23 correction. Withheld contents and seven/ten-email overlap remain unverified.

File: dsa_foia_omission_correction_2026_01_22_Redacted.pdf

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.

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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

FOIA responsesArchived file

NNPS identifies ten withheld emails on the April 4 request handling

Newport News Public Schools · Public Information & Community InvolvementDocument date: January 23, 2026

January 23 response says additional responsive correspondence was found and ten emails were withheld under attorney-client privilege. Their contents and overlap with the earlier seven-email chain are not established.

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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-foia-additional-withholding-2026-01-23.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

NNPS says no FOIA request tracking database or log exists

Newport News Public Schools · Public Information & Community InvolvementDocument date: July 29, 2026

July 29 reply says the requested request-management export, database, spreadsheet, report or tracking log was never created and does not exist. It does not say no individual correspondence was retained.

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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-foia-log-no-records-2026-07-29.pdf

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

2023-2024 Discovery STEM safety survey: nonoperational overview excerpt

Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: Date not specified

Nonoperational overview excerpt of the retained 2023–2024 Discovery STEM safety survey.

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Source notes & file details

Only the identified source pages are reproduced, with further privacy/security redactions. The original has 27 pages. June 24, 2024 is a crisis-plan review/update field, not a verified survey issue date. This is not the separate 37-page, double-sided Crisis Management Plan described in the April 4 response. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2024-safety-survey-overview-excerpt.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

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.

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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

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

December 12, 2025 counsel request for restriction and incident records

Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: December 12, 2025

Counsel requests restriction decisions and drafts, encounter records, FOIA handling records and public-access/security policies.

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Source notes & file details

December 12, 2:29 p.m. Requested categories do not independently prove the records exist. Private requester details are removed. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-12-counsel-foia-request.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

December 12, 2025 White internal records referral

Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: December 12, 2025

White forwards counsel’s new request to Stewart and sets an internal collection timetable.

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Source notes & file details

December 12, 3:09 p.m. Documents later FOIA administration, not White’s participation in the earlier encounters or ban issuance. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-12-white-referral.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

December 15, 2025 Stewart clarification on prior requests, 11:59 a.m.

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

Stewart clarifies that counsel seeks responses to earlier requests.

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Source notes & file details

December 15, 11:59 a.m. Intermediate scope clarification; the City’s request history and NNPS’s request history are distinct. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-15-stewart-scope-1159.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

December 15, 2025 White clarification and Spratley acknowledgement

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

White clarifies that the search includes requests the City answered on NNPS’s behalf; Spratley acknowledges.

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Source notes & file details

December 15, 12:06–12:07 p.m. Search-scope correspondence, not a complete production inventory or certification. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-15-white-scope-1206.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

December 19, 2025 White FOIA extension response

Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: December 19, 2025

White acknowledges responsive records and invokes additional response time for counsel’s December request.

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Source notes & file details

The December 19 response states a seven-workday extension due to volume; it is not a final production certification. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-19-foia-extension.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

December 19, 2025 counsel follow-up on FOIA request

Newport News Public Schools · NNPS / related records correspondenceDocument date: December 19, 2025

Counsel follows up on the December 12 records request and asks for a response or statutory extension.

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Source notes & file details

The sender’s timing assertions and proposed court action remain attributed statements, not an established violation or filed proceeding. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-12-19-foia-followup.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

Virginia FOIA Council — NNPS historical FOIA-officer records response

Virginia state agencies · Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory CouncilDocument date: September 7, 2026

FOIA Council response to a request for 2024–2025 NNPS and School Board officer-designation records, including historical-list and registration materials.

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Source notes & file details

Council response dated September 7, 2026 in the rendered email header, responding to the September 1 request. The Council identifies one responsive record and explains its holdings. The released July 21, 2025 email chain is cataloged separately. Publication copy; private contact details removed where present. Original retained separately.

File: foia-council-nnps-historical-officers-public.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

NNPS opening-day transportation request 20260824-001 — cost-estimate form

Newport News Public Schools · Public Information & Community Involvement / AccountingDocument date: August 24, 2026

Agency form itemizing estimated FOIA officer, transportation analyst and HR research labor and identifying a $561.94 deposit.

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Source notes & file details

Reviewed form held by Audit Newport News. Despite “Final” in the supplied filename, the form states “THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE” and the final-estimate date is blank. Date shown is the cost-estimate date, August 24, 2026; the form lists August 25 as the deposit date. This form alone does not establish the final billed or paid amount. Publication copy; private contact details removed where present. Original retained separately.

File: nnps-opening-day-cost-estimate-2026-public.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

FOIA responsesArchived file

Robert White — NNPS employment and FOIA intake-records response (January 2026)

Newport News Public Schools · Public Information & Community InvolvementDocument date: January 22, 2026

NNPS response and requester follow-up concerning Robert White’s employment records and records documenting receipt or handling of an April 2025 request.

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Source notes & file details

Email chain includes White’s January 22, 2026 agency response. Employment contract and job-description documents referenced by the reply are separately cataloged; they are not attached to this email PDF. Requester statements are attributed claims and do not establish misconduct. Publication copy; private contact details removed where present. Original retained separately.

File: white-foia-employment-intake-2026-public.pdf