March 23, 2017

Mr. Bob Segall

WTHR Senior Investigative Reporter
Via email: bsegall@wthr.com

Mr. Segall:

I write you on behalf of Hamilton Southeastern Schools (HSE). I am responding

to your clarification that your recent inquiry about employee discipline was not a new
request. You clarified that it was the same request and the subject of the recent Public
Access Counselor opinion.

Given your clarification and the Public Access Counselor's opinion that HSE has
not violated Indiana Code 5-14-3-4(b)(8)(c), providing more detail in regard to your
inquiry is both not required by the referenced code provision and prohibited by Indiana
Code 5-14-3-4(a)(3). Any more detail would compromise what is protected by the
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA).

Please direct any further inquiries of HSE to me.

Sincerely,

Church Church Hittle + Antrim

Samus P. Boyce
Attorney for Hamilton Southeastern Schools