HCPSS MPIA Request #2023-113

Requestor
Matthew Mitchell
Requested Information
"Requesting a list of all full lockdowns and modified lockdowns at HCPSS schools, including date, school location and reason for lockdown, for the following school years: 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 (through the date of this request).


Date Received
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
Responsive to this request, please find attached a report of lockdown and modified lockdowns used by school, to include date and location, since 2018. Please note, multiple entries per school for the same date may reflect changes in status rather than multiple instances. Under MPIA GP ยง 4-352, which indicates an agency may deny inspection of response procedures or plans prepared to prevent or respond to emergency situations, the disclosure of which would reveal vulnerability assessments, specific tactics, specific emergency procedures, or specific security procedures, and where inspection may endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, HCPSS has withheld event descriptions to include the reason for each lockdown.

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**Responses containing legally protected information available only to the person of interest are omitted from the above report.

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