HCPSS MPIA Request #2021-173

Requestor
Lisa Tye Wright
Requested Information
During his report to the Board during the December 22, 2020 HCPSS meeting, Superintendent Martirano stated that "several adults in our community have felt empowered to harass, demean, and aggressively bully our current student Board Member".

I request all evidence to support this statement, including but not limited to any emails sent to Superintendent Martirano regarding this issue and the contents (and web address/URL locations, if possible) of all specific social media posts that serve as evidence to support Superintendent Martirano's statement.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes

Responsive to this request, no existing records are available. Dr. Martirano and staff indicate evidence used in the development of this statement were as seen on public outlets at the time, however none were saved/pulled as records to provide in response to this request.  Please note, under the MPIA process, and as advised in the Fifteenth Edition of the Maryland Public Information Act Manual created by Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General, an agency is only obligated to produce existing records.

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