Public commenter seeks missing 'Ripple Effects' records; district cites copyright and trade-secret limits
Marcia Metzger pressed the Putnam County School Board for version histories and lesson-change records tied to the Ripple Effects contract (public-records request 2677); district counsel said a vendor asserted copyright/trade-secret protections and described viewing conditions and possible supervision fees.
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Marcia Metzger, who identified herself during public comment, told the board that public-records request 2677 — first submitted on March 26 — remains incomplete and that records from 2020–2023 are missing. "If the records from 2020 through 2023 disappear after the contract ends, how will the public know what's been implemented, or what has happened in the past?" she asked, and she asked the board to direct staff to produce version histories and lesson-change records within 10 days under the board's authority.
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