{"id":2420484,"date":"2025-04-06T18:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T22:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-college-charges-woman-29-million-for-honor-society-information-gpa-figures\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T18:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T22:37:13","slug":"public-college-charges-woman-29-million-for-honor-society-information-gpa-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-college-charges-woman-29-million-for-honor-society-information-gpa-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Public College Charges Woman $29 Million for Honor Society Information, GPA Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-college-charges-woman-29-million-for-honor-society-information-gpa-figures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420484&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent incident at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan, has highlighted the discrepancy between the principle of freedom of facts and the practical availability of that information. An attorney,mark Randazza,shared that his client submitted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-commuting-his-sentence-ca-gov-newsom-reverses-parole-for-convicted-double-murderer\/\" title=\"After Commuting His Sentence, CA Gov. Newsom Reverses Parole For Convicted Double Murderer\">public records request<\/a> to the college,which generates approximately $95 million in annual revenue. In response, the college estimated that complying with the request would cost nearly $29 million. This staggering amount was based on an estimate of approximately 600,000 hours of staff time needed for tasks such as retrieving, reviewing, and redacting the requested information.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">specific information requested included details<\/a> about the GPA eligibility for the Phi Theta Kappa honour society and associated student data dating back to 2012. The college&#8217;s dialog indicated that a deposit of $14.4 million would be required before they would begin processing the request. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-on-turbine-powered-grid-get-a-shocking-notice-when-the-wind-stops-blowing\/\" title=\"Turbine-powered grid users shocked by wind outage notice.\">situation raises concerns<\/a> about the accessibility of public records and whether high costs can effectively limit public scrutiny and accountability in educational institutions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Freedom of information is not the same as free information, as one community college in Michigan recently illustrated.<\/p>\n<p>The information comes from posts on X by attorney Mark Randazza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A client of mine made a public records request of a community college in Flint Michigan that has an annual revenue of $95 million. To respond to her public records request&hellip; they want $29 million,&rdquo; Randazza <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marcorandazza\/status\/1907161556665720865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bribery-bidens-government-invasive-corrupt-one-way-protect-right-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college<\/a> in question is Mott Community College.<\/p>\n<p>Randazza attached an image of a communication from Leo Powers, assistant to the college&rsquo;s general counsel.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The College&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-michigan-county-to-pay-10000-to-election-integrity-group-over-foia-practices\/\" title=\"... County Ordered to Pay K to Election Integrity Group for FOIA Practices\">good faith estimate<\/a> of the cost to the College to comply with your request &hellip; is $28,904,844.60,&rdquo; the letter read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A client of mine made a public records request of a community college in Flint Michigan that has an annual revenue of $95 million.<\/p>\n<p>To respond to her public records request&hellip; they want $29 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2epumhNr9n\">pic.twitter.com\/2epumhNr9n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc J. Randazza &#127482;&#127480; &#127470;&#127481; &#127463;&#127479; (@marcorandazza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorandazza\/status\/1907161556665720865?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The cost is based on an estimated 600,000 hours of staff time at $48.17 per hour to search for, retrieve, review, examine, and separate exempt material from any non-exempt, to generate report, review, redact exempt materials to review non-exempt material to determine student status,&rdquo; the response read.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also counted 32 hours at $48.17 per hour to redact materials and create electronic copies, six hours at $70 to &ldquo;provide to the appropriate department for review,&rdquo; and another 20 hours at $44.23 for the same purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Therefore, since the cost of complying with your request exceeds $50, the College is permitted to require that a good faith deposit be made before the College begins gathering the material,&rdquo; the letter said. &ldquo;Therefore, upon receipt of your deposit of $14,452,422.00, we will begin gathering the material.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/applewebdata:\/\/4B296E55-6EDE-4907-80BE-BBEE30984F0E\/Here%20is%20what%20she%20was%20requesting...%20this%20costs%20%2429%20million%20to%20respond%20to%20it.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate post<\/a>, Randazza indicated what was being requested.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is what she was requesting&hellip; this costs $29 million to respond to it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LZ2krneHF1\">pic.twitter.com\/LZ2krneHF1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc J. Randazza &#127482;&#127480; &#127470;&#127481; &#127463;&#127479; (@marcorandazza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorandazza\/status\/1907163253706252463?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Here is what she was requesting&hellip; this costs $29 million to respond to it,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/city-uvalde-hires-private-law-firm-stop-release-shooting-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requested information<\/a> included the GPA for the top 10 percent of the college&rsquo;s students, GPA eligibility for the Phi Theta Kappa college honor society, the percentage of students who met that standard, and information on how the data is compiled.<\/p>\n<p>The request included &ldquo;any lists, student counts, or documentation regarding PTK-eligible members generated and provided to PTK or PTK chapter advisors at this campus,&rdquo; and information about PTK at Mott dating back as far as 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Randazza also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marcorandazza\/status\/1907178970656977098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made another post<\/a> with a December  from Kristi Dawley, acting associate vice president of human resources, to Randazza&rsquo;s client saying the college agreed to provide her the requested information as long as the $28.9 million was paid.<\/p>\n<p>Dawley said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-army-bill-for-public-records-on-contaminant-about-300000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimate<\/a> was compiled using &ldquo;the hourly wage of the lowest paid College employee capable of performing the foregoing work needed to comply with your request.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reached out to the college for comment, but none has yet been received.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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