HCPSS MPIA Request #2023-139

Requestor
Jeannie-Marie S. Leoutsakos
Requested Information
I am requesting copies of any memoranda from Dr. Martirano sent to the HCPSS Board of Education between August 23rd, 2022 and May 3rd, 2023 with either the words “Restraint” or “Seclusion” in the text.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
Responsive to this request, please find attached Board of Education memoranda received from Dr. Martirano between August 23, 2022, and May 3, 2023, containing either the words ‘Restraint’ or ‘Seclusion.’ Under both 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 information that could identify individual students.

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