Requestor
Liz Bowie
Organization/Agency
Baltimore Banner
Requested Information
We are requesting text messages and emails between Zum and Howard County Public Schools administrators and staff, including Michael Martirano and Brian Nevin, for the two weeks before school started, the day school started, and the first two days afterwards. The dates are August 14 through August 30, 2023.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
Responsive to this request, attached are resulting records from a search of the @hcpss email system within the following parameters:
• Date Range
o Between August 14, 2023, and August 30, 2023
• Mailbox Locations
o Dr. Michael Martirano
o Brian Nevin
o Scott Washington
• Participants
o @ridezum.com
Exemptions found within these records include:
● Under MPIA GP § 4-330, we have redacted sociological information where it contained personal phone numbers and/or has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy.
● Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and MPIA GP § 4-313, which prevents disclosure of school district records pertaining to individual students, we have redacted identifying information regarding individual students matters.
● Under MPIA GP § 4-338, which requires a custodian to deny inspection of information about the security of an information system, we have redacted unique identifiers such as login and password information from meeting/calendar records.
● Additional redactions contained within these records (page 198) are for non-responsive content unrelated to the transaction of HCPSS business such as personal matters/scheduling issues shared.
When pulling the above records for review, we also noted an additional Zum email extension. Results from a search with the same parameters above and participants including @zumsf.com (and not already included in the batch above) are also attached to this response. Exemptions found within these records include:
● Under MPIA GP § 4-330, we have redacted sociological information where it contained personal phone numbers, email addresses, and/or has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy.
● Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and MPIA GP § 4-313, which prevents disclosure of school district records pertaining to individual students, we have redacted identifying information regarding individual student matters.
Lastly, please find attached text messages located within the same parameters above. Under MPIA GP § 4-330, we have redacted sociological information where it contained personal phone numbers and/or has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy. No text communications meeting theses parameters were located for Dr. Martirano or Mr. Washington.
Please note, for all of the resulting communications, further review would be needed to determine releasability of all attachments, links and/or external records noted within the responsive email content itself.
• Date Range
o Between August 14, 2023, and August 30, 2023
• Mailbox Locations
o Dr. Michael Martirano
o Brian Nevin
o Scott Washington
• Participants
o @ridezum.com
Exemptions found within these records include:
● Under MPIA GP § 4-330, we have redacted sociological information where it contained personal phone numbers and/or has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy.
● Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and MPIA GP § 4-313, which prevents disclosure of school district records pertaining to individual students, we have redacted identifying information regarding individual students matters.
● Under MPIA GP § 4-338, which requires a custodian to deny inspection of information about the security of an information system, we have redacted unique identifiers such as login and password information from meeting/calendar records.
● Additional redactions contained within these records (page 198) are for non-responsive content unrelated to the transaction of HCPSS business such as personal matters/scheduling issues shared.
When pulling the above records for review, we also noted an additional Zum email extension. Results from a search with the same parameters above and participants including @zumsf.com (and not already included in the batch above) are also attached to this response. Exemptions found within these records include:
● Under MPIA GP § 4-330, we have redacted sociological information where it contained personal phone numbers, email addresses, and/or has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy.
● Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and MPIA GP § 4-313, which prevents disclosure of school district records pertaining to individual students, we have redacted identifying information regarding individual student matters.
Lastly, please find attached text messages located within the same parameters above. Under MPIA GP § 4-330, we have redacted sociological information where it contained personal phone numbers and/or has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy. No text communications meeting theses parameters were located for Dr. Martirano or Mr. Washington.
Please note, for all of the resulting communications, further review would be needed to determine releasability of all attachments, links and/or external records noted within the responsive email content itself.