Requestor
Matthew McAdams
Requested Information
Please see FOIA request below.
1) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between HCPSS Superintendent Bill Barnes and Howard High School Principal Steven Flemming from August 1st, 2024 to October 27th, 2024 including any of the following:
a)
b) Department of Juvenile Services
c) DJS
d) "Howard County Police"
e) police
f) murder
g) homicide
h) stolen car or vehicle
i) violent crime
2) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between any HCPSS staff or employee and Howard High School staff from August 1st, 2024 to October 27th, 2024 including any of the following:
a)
b) Department of Juvenile Services
c) DJS
d) "Howard County Police"
e) police
f) murder
g) homicide
h) stolen car or vehicle
i) violent crime
3) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) employees and Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) related to the school registration and placement of X or other students in the HCPSS, and Howard High School specifically.
4) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between the HCPSS Superintendent or staff and Howard High School Principal or staff regarding X DJS supervision, criminal history, or student safety concerns at school.
5) Any and all emails or other correspondence that discuss knowledge and information on the criminal history of X by any HCPSS employee.
6) Any and all emails or other correspondence between the Howard County Police department and Howard County Public School System staff or administrators that discuss crime/s committed by a HCPSS student/s from August 1st, 2023 to October 27th, 2024.
7) Any and all emails or other correspondence between HCPSS employees and Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) regarding safety measures during placement of students who are under the monitoring of DJS from January 1st, 2023 to October 27th, 2024.
8) Any and all emails or other correspondence between the HCPSS Superintendent or staff and the Howard High School Principal or staff regarding school safety during placement discussions regarding students who are currently or previously subject to monitoring by Department of Juvenile Services (DJS).
9) Any and all emails or other correspondence between any HCPSS employee regarding gang affiliation of students at Howard High School.
10) Any and all emails or other correspondence between any HCPSS employee regarding weapons (guns, knives, etc.) found at any HCPSS school from the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
11) Any and all emails or other correspondence regarding incidents of drug use on school grounds at Howard High School during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
1) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between HCPSS Superintendent Bill Barnes and Howard High School Principal Steven Flemming from August 1st, 2024 to October 27th, 2024 including any of the following:
a)
b) Department of Juvenile Services
c) DJS
d) "Howard County Police"
e) police
f) murder
g) homicide
h) stolen car or vehicle
i) violent crime
2) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between any HCPSS staff or employee and Howard High School staff from August 1st, 2024 to October 27th, 2024 including any of the following:
a)
b) Department of Juvenile Services
c) DJS
d) "Howard County Police"
e) police
f) murder
g) homicide
h) stolen car or vehicle
i) violent crime
3) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) employees and Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) related to the school registration and placement of X or other students in the HCPSS, and Howard High School specifically.
4) All emails, phone records, and other correspondence between the HCPSS Superintendent or staff and Howard High School Principal or staff regarding X DJS supervision, criminal history, or student safety concerns at school.
5) Any and all emails or other correspondence that discuss knowledge and information on the criminal history of X by any HCPSS employee.
6) Any and all emails or other correspondence between the Howard County Police department and Howard County Public School System staff or administrators that discuss crime/s committed by a HCPSS student/s from August 1st, 2023 to October 27th, 2024.
7) Any and all emails or other correspondence between HCPSS employees and Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) regarding safety measures during placement of students who are under the monitoring of DJS from January 1st, 2023 to October 27th, 2024.
8) Any and all emails or other correspondence between the HCPSS Superintendent or staff and the Howard High School Principal or staff regarding school safety during placement discussions regarding students who are currently or previously subject to monitoring by Department of Juvenile Services (DJS).
9) Any and all emails or other correspondence between any HCPSS employee regarding gang affiliation of students at Howard High School.
10) Any and all emails or other correspondence between any HCPSS employee regarding weapons (guns, knives, etc.) found at any HCPSS school from the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
11) Any and all emails or other correspondence regarding incidents of drug use on school grounds at Howard High School during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes
Responsive to this request, under both the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and the Maryland Public Information Act General Provisions Article (“GP”) § 4-313, which states “Under GP § 4-313, school district records pertaining to individual students are protected … Even if some identifying information is stripped from the student records, the exemption would still apply if a person could readily match students with the disclosed files” we are denying your request to search records for an individual student name. Beyond the emails provided below, no clarification received from requester to continue response.
Responsive Documents
Per discussions to date to identify the scope of correspondence sought for the searches above, we conducted initial searches of the @hcpss email system within the following parameters:
• Date Range
o Between August 1, 2024, and the date of this request
• Sender
o Superintendent (OR)
o Steven Fleming
• Recipient
o Superintendent (OR)
o Steven Fleming
• Keywords
o Department of Juvenile Services (OR)
o DJS (OR)
o Howard County Police (OR)
o police (OR)
o murder (OR)
o homicide (OR)
o stolen car (OR)
o stolen vehicle (OR)
o violent crime (OR)
Which resulted in the attached email. Under MPIA GP § 4-330 which prevents disclosure of sociological information, we have redacted personal email addresses and/or information that has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy.
• Date Range
o Between August 1, 2024, and the date of this request
• Sender
o Superintendent (OR)
o Steven Fleming
• Recipient
o Superintendent (OR)
o Steven Fleming
• Keywords
o Department of Juvenile Services (OR)
o DJS (OR)
o Howard County Police (OR)
o police (OR)
o murder (OR)
o homicide (OR)
o stolen car (OR)
o stolen vehicle (OR)
o violent crime (OR)
Which resulted in the attached email. Under MPIA GP § 4-330 which prevents disclosure of sociological information, we have redacted personal email addresses and/or information that has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy.