SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW REQUEST GUIDELINES
This guideline outlines the procedures for requesting records for the Southern Huntingdon County School District under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 66.1-66.9. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Right to Know Office at 814-447-5529 ext. 2603.
Click to download the request form in PDF format: PA Right To Know Form
1. Signed written requests may be submitted to the district in person, by mail, to a designated facsimile machine, and to a designated email address during the regular business hours of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays and official office closings. The request should identify or describe the records sought with sufficient specificity to enable the to as SHCSD certain which records are being requested and shall include a name and address to which the SHCSD should address its response. The SHCSD will not accept oral or anonymous requests for records. Please refer to School Board Policy 801 for more information here.
2. All requests for records shall be addressed as follows:
Southern Huntingdon County School District
Kara Waite, Open Records Officer
10339 Pogue Road
Three Springs, PA 17264
Email: kwaite@shcsd.org
Facsimile: 814-447-3967
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3. The District does not charge a fee to locate the public information (i.e., employee time), but the District does charge nominal duplication fees as approved by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records. In addition, the District charges actual postage fees if the public information is mailed to the requestor. Per the Act, the District reserves the right to require pre-payment of fees when fees are estimated to exceed $100, and the District reserves the right to waive any fee.
4. An appeal of the decision of the Open Records Officer must be filed with the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records within fifteen (15) business days of the date of denial. Appeals can be submitted here.
All appeals may be forwarded to:
Pennsylvania Office of Open Records
Appeals Officer
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
The Office of Open Records may be contacted by telephone at 717-346-9903, or by e-mail at OpenRecords@state.pa.us.