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Robert White — opening-day transportation FOIA response and follow-up (2026)

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times; delay duration; completed, partially completed, missed, or canceled status; and recorded service-exception or delay codes. Opening-day operational reports and notifications to include any opening-day situation report, transportation status report, executive briefing, internal summary, or division-wide communication concerning: driver shortages; uncovered or reassigned runs; late, missed, combined, or canceled service; substitute, overtime, contractor, or supervisory coverage; or corrective actions taken during the morning or afternoon transportation periods. Any log or aggregate reports of complaints or service tickets received on August 24 concerning late, missed, canceled, or incorrectly assigned buses. I do not request complainants’ names, contact information, addresses, or student information. Publicly reported driver openings to include any record created, used, or distributed between August 15 and August 24, 2026, that states or calculates the current number of bus-driver openings, vacancies, trainees, or unfilled driver positions, including any record used to brief the news media or communicate that NNPS had more than 100 bus-driver openings. Performance standards to include the policy, procedure, service standard, written definition, or other existing record used by NNPS to determine whether a bus or route is “on time,” late, missed, or canceled. Based on an estimate of labor, the cost to provide these records is $561.94. However, the final cost could be higher or lower depending on the actual amount of labor used to complete your request. Due to the amount of the cost estimate, Newport News Public Schools will require a deposit for the total amount of the estimate before processing your information request in accordance with § 2.2-3704.F. The deposit shall be credited toward the final cost of supplying the requested records. Once you confirm your request, you will be sent an invoice for the deposit by the Newport News Public Schools Accounting Department.   In accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act § 2.2-3704, subsection A, please provide your full name and legal address before your request is processed.
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