Can I sue Callie Oettinger?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If Callie hadn't distributed it maybe it would just be FCPS, but she is now involved as someone who distributed data that they shouldn't have.

whis·tle-blow·er
/ˈ(h)wisəl ˌblō(ə)r/
noun
noun: whistleblower
a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.

Umm no. It wasn't illicit until she asked for the information and took it. She's part of the illicit activity. Are you saying she did this intentionally?

Can you state what you are saying a little more clearly? Are you saying Callie asked for information she isn't entitled to and took it illegally? Are you saying she intentionally deceived FCPS to access date about other children?

If you are, you are very dishonest and this is probably actionable.

[Anonymous]

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She doesn't need permission. Once FCPS mistakenly gave her the documents, she was free to do whatever she wanted with them. She has no legal obligation to protect or not disclose anything. We can argue about morals and ethics all day (or for the 61 pages of this thread) but the law is clear.


“Thank God there’s at least one other person on this thread with at least a shred of intelligence and common sense. My faith in NoVa parents is restored.“

What a load of crap. Let’s see how that stands up in court when she gets her ass sued. So if the bank deposits money in my account I can do whatever I like with it? It’s there mistake not mine. You are a piece of work. Bless your heart

Transposing 2 laws. Bless YOUR heart. Why not quote the Columbia house law? Because it doesn’t work with your stupid agenda.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If Callie hadn't distributed it maybe it would just be FCPS, but she is now involved as someone who distributed data that they shouldn't have.

whis·tle-blow·er
/ˈ(h)wisəl ˌblō(ə)r/
noun
noun: whistleblower
a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.

Umm no. It wasn't illicit until she asked for the information and took it. She's part of the illicit activity. Are you saying she did this intentionally?

Can you state what you are saying a little more clearly? Are you saying Callie asked for information she isn't entitled to and took it illegally? Are you saying she intentionally deceived FCPS to access date about other children?

If you are, you are very dishonest and this is probably actionable.

I'm responding to someone calling her a whistleblower. I didn't call her that. Someone else did. Possibly you.
If she's a whistleblower, isn't she deliberately doing something to showcase FCPS's ineptitude? What is it? Something that she just happened upon by accident when she was really looking for stuff for her own kids which then begs the question why she went to the press or something she's deliberately setting up FCPS to show a larger problem? If it's a larger problem, what other issues exist outside of her own? She's only highlighting her issue, not bringing to light other people who got more information than they should have. What other people does she have on board who have also experienced this same issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Callie did not have specific authorization for redisclosure of health records.

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title32.1/chapter5/section32.1-127.1:03/#:~:text=No%20person%20to%20whom%20health,specific%20authorization%20to%20such%20redisclosure.
No person to whom health records are disclosed shall redisclose or otherwise reveal the health records of an individual, beyond the purpose for which such disclosure was made, without first obtaining the individual's specific authorization to such redisclosure.

Hi Andy Griffith

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Anonymous wrote:I still would prefer to sue FCPS. Y’all might hate Callie but she is h to e only one shining a light on how terrible special Ed is and how gatehouse is a mess with data and lots of other things- like the whole due process thing where parents never won because the judges were on the FCPS payroll.

Nah, I'd sue Callie. FCPS was dumb in releasing the info and someone needs to get canned. But we wouldn't be here without Callie posting it on the Internet.

And you wouldn't know about the 100s of times a year FCPS accidentally releases your kids information either if Callie wouldn't be making such a big deal about this. FCPS does this ALL the time and never notifies parents. They either pretend it didn't happen, ask for the data back, or (in 99% of the cases) don't know it happened because no one tells them.

By making a big deal about thus, Callie is trying to get FCPS to FINALLY secure our kids data. You all should be thanking her, not suing her.

Don't believe me? Make a FOIA request yourself. FCPS routinely gives the wrong people's data in response. See what you get back.

How about you stop making FOIA requests to a system overburdened with requests from nutjobs like you, so they don't have to frantically work to release massive amounts of data, resulting in this mess? My kid's info wouldn't be out there if it weren't for your profoundly unethical decision to give it to the media instead of returning it to FCPS. The fact that you can't be prosecuted for it doesn't make you any less of a slime.

How about you get a life and a job? Then again, judging from your grammar, requesting donations on your website to mess with FCPS might be your most lucrative opportunity.

Not pp.

People have valid reasons to request information via foia and you are a lousy human being if you discourage parents from examining their children's information. This person you hate was right to make this a big deal of FCPS's failure to safeguard student information. It is a huge deal and that FCPS did it again makes it even worse. Here and there one of you nuts will say "both FCPS and Callie are wrong" but you aren't going after FCPS. Anyone who comments with reason is accused of being Callie. I'm accusing the worst of you of being FCPS lackeys who are upset about the trouble they are in for causing this problem. You know FCPS staff are going to try to smear her.

The whole breach aside, let's just examine the parent examining info issue: From the article I read, I think it said she spent 2-3 full days on site gathering data for this particular request on her children's data--with at least 2 staff people involved. Let's lowball this amount of time for this 1 request then to be 20 hours, so say for 2 people it's 40 work hours. It could be more, but I don't work for FCPS so I don't know. There are 180,000 students in FCPS. If every parent examine all their data that thoroughly and required that much attention-- my calculation is my lowball number would involve 7.2 million staff hours. And that's just for this particular request not for any prior ones made or any preparation needed.

I get that there are important individual parents' rights, but I think there also have to be more reasonable limits on demands for data if we want a functional system. It's just too easy for an individual to undermine the collective good in my opinion. If current law doesn't allow us to put in what we collectively think are reasonable limits, I think the law needs to be changed.

Exactly. Callie and parents/advocates like her waste staff resources and time in so many ways that takes away from quality education for all. Requests for records, requests for multiple IEP meetings per year with lots of professionals and PSL, requests for multiple/repeat assessments, and so on. And the school has to go along or the parent/advocate will file a complaint, sue, or defamate school staff publicly. These parents/advocates create a huge waste of all tax payer dollars for a very small group of students. They take time, money, resources from other students and say they are entitled to things that are way beyond reasonable. Nothing will change until more parents stand up against the unreasonable, exploitive behaviors.

I'm the PP, I am a critic of Oettinger's actions with private data and do NOT agree with your follow-up statement at all. I do NOT agree that parents/advocates who complain, request assessments, data etc. are the problem. Some students' needs are such that they are going to need more services than others. Sometimes they have to fight to get them. I see special education as akin to insurance--most people pay in and don't need much beyond the basics, some need more, and a small few will be much more expensive because they had a much bigger need. But we all benefit from all kids being supported to thrive and by having this safety net in case we do ever need it. I do think we always need to review the laws/policies see if they make sense, fair, are sustainable, adequately funded etc. but it's very easy to tread into not protecting the rights of a minority group. So I think it's essential that the people who are the ones feeling the need to get advocates be very vocal in that policy conversation and comfortable with its outcome.

The focus in this thread should be on what Oettinger did with others' private data without their consent--not any kind of anti-advocacy crap.
I had been wondering why someone interpreted me to be unwell/inflammatory/part of a smear campaign or whatever. I am wondering if now it's because earlier in the thread I wondered whether the leak was made more likely by what seemed to me to be excessive data requests, and
that reading her blog I did feel a lot of compassion for anyone who had to deal with her. But that was because she seemed so antagonistic about her own kids' data/needs and yet so very blind to something as basic that it is wrong to intentionally keep, go through and share other children's private data without consent. That strikes me as a dangerous combination (and why I am especially concerned she has all this data) NOT because she's a strong advocate or that I am against parents/advocates!

I am just really mad at Oettinger's going through and sharing kids' private data without consent and think we need a way to punish/deter that so no one else does this again, regardless of how/where they get the other's private data. I hope this will be resolved somehow. But I've spent too much time on this thread, and I'm signing off.

Wasn't she "antagonistic" about getting her kid's data because the county put up roadblocks? Didn't she have to go to court to get the data? I'm confused by what started this all.

I'm the PP I just know her situation from the on-line articles/blog I've read--my point here was NOT that I think she shouldn't be aggressive/antagonistic about her own kids' data--she may be 100% justified there, it's not my call to make. My point was that given all that--and all that she seems to know and care about data privacy -- that it seems so hypocritical and unnerving that she would then go and share others' private data without consent to a reporter--and possibly others. When she could have just as easily publicized the breach without doing this (and likely gained much more sympathy/less anger/more support!).

I'm not a lawyer and I started off thinking sharing/using children's private data without consent must be illegal--that at least some aspect of FERPA protections extend even if you initially receive it by accident, especially for someone running a special education non-profit-- but no one thus far has offered evidence to me that they do, and I've been more convinced by points on this thread that they don't. But even if it's not illegal, I haven't wavered in my view that it morally wrong--especially for a special education advocate-- to examine and share children's private data without consent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much Callie’s 501c3 has been able to raise off of all this free publicity?

https://specialeducationaction.com/please-donate/

It’s tax deductible too! More money I don’t have to give to fcps not to protect my kids data.

So I did a little digging around on this, and here is what I found (apologize that it is so long)

Special Education Action Incorporated (Entity ID 11354161) is incorporated as a Virginia Nonstock [Non-Profit] Corporation. All corporate documents are publicly available on the website of the State Corporation Commission:
https://cis.scc.virginia.gov/EntitySearch/Index

Special Education Action Incorporated is registered as being exempt from federal income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) / 509(a)(2) (Special Education Action Incorporated: EIN 88-1475436): https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/

In return for being tax exempt and receiving tax deductible contributions, Congress requires Section 501(c)(3) organizations to disclose information about their organization to the public. The requested information should be made available within two weeks (if the organization has no office or has limited hours). If someone asks for copies to keep, the organization has to provide them, regardless whether the request is made in person or in writing.
https://www.stayexempt.irs.gov/se/files/downloads/Required_Disclosures_Print_for_PDF.pdf

In addition to being registered with the State Corporation Commission and IRS, every charitable organization (except as otherwise provided for in the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law, VSOC), which intends to solicit contributions within the Commonwealth or have funds solicited on its behalf, is required to file an initial registration statement with OCRP prior to any solicitation. According to OCRP, "'Solicit' and 'solicitation' mean the request or appeal, directly or indirectly, for any contribution on the plea or representation that such contribution will be used for a charitable purpose..'". Further details:
https://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2022/title-57/chapter-5/
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-charitable-solicitation.shtml
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/charitablesolicitationsfaqs.pdf

Special Education Action Incorporated's website has a 'Make A Donation' button and a donation form on its website, which states that: "Your tax-deductible donation will help ensure parents, educators, and students have the information and tools necessary to fully understand, address, and safeguard the unique needs of all students who require special education." (https://specialeducationaction.com/donations/form/)

A VDACS database search suggests that Special Education Action Incorporated is NOT registered with VDACS Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) as required by the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law:
https://cos.vdacs.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/char_search.cgi

"Any person who willfully and knowingly violates or causes to be violated any provision of this chapter [i.e., the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law (VSOC)] ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 or by confinement in jail for not more than six months, or both, and for the second and any subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $2,500 or by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or both. Whenever the Commissioner [of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services] has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter may have occurred, the Commissioner, upon his own motion or upon complaint of any person, may investigate any charitable or civic organization ... to determine whether such charitable or civic organization... has violated the provisions of this chapter. (VA Code § 57-59)

Ignorance of the law on the part of the Directors and Officers of Special Education Action Incorporated is no excuse for violating the law. Every donation received by Special Education Action Incorporated in violation of the VSOC Law should be considered a separate violation of the law.

The Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services responsible for enforcement of this law is Mr. Joseph Guthrie (Phone: [phone], email: [e-mail]). Further information:
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/about-commissioners-office.shtml

Callie has made a business out of pointing out that FCPS is careless with students' privacy rights and has a history of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). There is no doubt that FCPS can and should do better. There is also no doubt that Callie's tactics are despicable.

This is especially true since Callie's own not-for-profit is actively soliciting contributions in the Commonwealth of Virginia (among others, by having a 'Please Donate' button on her website) in violation of the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law. Tens of thousands of legitimate not-for-profit entities in Virginia follow the law and register with the VDACS Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) every year. Callie did not. That's a violation of the law. It is not smart for people who live in glass houses to throw stones.

Do you feel like your (or your child's) privacy rights were violated by Callie? One free and easy step you can take to make sure that Callie doesn't profit from her actions: contact Mr. Joseph Guthrie (Phone: [phone], [e-mail]), who--as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services--is responsible for enforcement of this law. Fines and penalties are clearly spelled out in the law. The Commissioner is empowered to investigate any charitable or civic organization to determine whether such organization has violated the provisions of the law, and should--on behalf of the people of Virginia--take any legal steps necessary to ensure that every not-for-profit in Virginia (including Callie's) follows the law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much Callie’s 501c3 has been able to raise off of all this free publicity?

https://specialeducationaction.com/please-donate/

It’s tax deductible too! More money I don’t have to give to fcps not to protect my kids data.

So I did a little digging around on this, and here is what I found (apologize that it is so long)

Special Education Action Incorporated (Entity ID 11354161) is incorporated as a Virginia Nonstock [Non-Profit] Corporation. All corporate documents are publicly available on the website of the State Corporation Commission:
https://cis.scc.virginia.gov/EntitySearch/Index

Special Education Action Incorporated is registered as being exempt from federal income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) / 509(a)(2) (Special Education Action Incorporated: EIN 88-1475436): https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/

In return for being tax exempt and receiving tax deductible contributions, Congress requires Section 501(c)(3) organizations to disclose information about their organization to the public. The requested information should be made available within two weeks (if the organization has no office or has limited hours). If someone asks for copies to keep, the organization has to provide them, regardless whether the request is made in person or in writing.
https://www.stayexempt.irs.gov/se/files/downloads/Required_Disclosures_Print_for_PDF.pdf

In addition to being registered with the State Corporation Commission and IRS, every charitable organization (except as otherwise provided for in the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law, VSOC), which intends to solicit contributions within the Commonwealth or have funds solicited on its behalf, is required to file an initial registration statement with OCRP prior to any solicitation. According to OCRP, "'Solicit' and 'solicitation' mean the request or appeal, directly or indirectly, for any contribution on the plea or representation that such contribution will be used for a charitable purpose..'". Further details:
https://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2022/title-57/chapter-5/
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-charitable-solicitation.shtml
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/charitablesolicitationsfaqs.pdf

Special Education Action Incorporated's website has a 'Make A Donation' button and a donation form on its website, which states that: "Your tax-deductible donation will help ensure parents, educators, and students have the information and tools necessary to fully understand, address, and safeguard the unique needs of all students who require special education." (https://specialeducationaction.com/donations/form/)

A VDACS database search suggests that Special Education Action Incorporated is NOT registered with VDACS Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) as required by the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law:
https://cos.vdacs.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/char_search.cgi

"Any person who willfully and knowingly violates or causes to be violated any provision of this chapter [i.e., the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law (VSOC)] ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 or by confinement in jail for not more than six months, or both, and for the second and any subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $2,500 or by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or both. Whenever the Commissioner [of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services] has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter may have occurred, the Commissioner, upon his own motion or upon complaint of any person, may investigate any charitable or civic organization ... to determine whether such charitable or civic organization... has violated the provisions of this chapter. (VA Code § 57-59)

Ignorance of the law on the part of the Directors and Officers of Special Education Action Incorporated is no excuse for violating the law. Every donation received by Special Education Action Incorporated in violation of the VSOC Law should be considered a separate violation of the law.

The Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services responsible for enforcement of this law is Mr. Joseph Guthrie (Phone: [phone], email: [e-mail]). Further information:
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/about-commissioners-office.shtml

Callie has made a business out of pointing out that FCPS is careless with students' privacy rights and has a history of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). There is no doubt that FCPS can and should do better. There is also no doubt that Callie's tactics are despicable.

This is especially true since Callie's own not-for-profit is actively soliciting contributions in the Commonwealth of Virginia (among others, by having a 'Please Donate' button on her website) in violation of the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law. Tens of thousands of legitimate not-for-profit entities in Virginia follow the law and register with the VDACS Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) every year. Callie did not. That's a violation of the law. It is not smart for people who live in glass houses to throw stones.

Do you feel like your (or your child's) privacy rights were violated by Callie? One free and easy step you can take to make sure that Callie doesn't profit from her actions: contact Mr. Joseph Guthrie (Phone: [phone], [e-mail]), who--as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services--is responsible for enforcement of this law. Fines and penalties are clearly spelled out in the law. The Commissioner is empowered to investigate any charitable or civic organization to determine whether such organization has violated the provisions of the law, and should--on behalf of the people of Virginia--take any legal steps necessary to ensure that every not-for-profit in Virginia (including Callie's) follows the law.

Wonderful. Waste an already strapped government entity’s time and resources with frivolous complaints because you really want to get someone.

[Anonymous]

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the practice of saying or implying that a person who has suffered harm or injury is responsible for it, rather than the person who caused the harm or injury

My kids are the victim of Callie. Neither they, or their parents, gave Callie permission to share their data.

She doesn't need permission. Once FCPS mistakenly gave her the documents, she was free to do whatever she wanted with them. She has no legal obligation to protect or not disclose anything. We can argue about morals and ethics all day (or for the 61 pages of this thread) but the law is clear.

I think you might be the poster who has been pointing out the legal vs. moral distinctions throughout--and in the beginning I was too upset to process what you were saying. So if you are the person who I originally said was just clueless or trying to dissuade, I wanted to let you know you convinced me and I apologize for calling you clueless when clearly that was me (at least in terms of the law). Nothing wrong about arguing about morals and ethics all day though--this example gives lots to think about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much Callie’s 501c3 has been able to raise off of all this free publicity?

https://specialeducationaction.com/please-donate/

It’s tax deductible too! More money I don’t have to give to fcps not to protect my kids data.

So I did a little digging around on this, and here is what I found (apologize that it is so long)

Special Education Action Incorporated (Entity ID 11354161) is incorporated as a Virginia Nonstock [Non-Profit] Corporation. All corporate documents are publicly available on the website of the State Corporation Commission:
https://cis.scc.virginia.gov/EntitySearch/Index

Special Education Action Incorporated is registered as being exempt from federal income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) / 509(a)(2) (Special Education Action Incorporated: EIN 88-1475436): https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/

In return for being tax exempt and receiving tax deductible contributions, Congress requires Section 501(c)(3) organizations to disclose information about their organization to the public. The requested information should be made available within two weeks (if the organization has no office or has limited hours). If someone asks for copies to keep, the organization has to provide them, regardless whether the request is made in person or in writing.
https://www.stayexempt.irs.gov/se/files/downloads/Required_Disclosures_Print_for_PDF.pdf

In addition to being registered with the State Corporation Commission and IRS, every charitable organization (except as otherwise provided for in the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law, VSOC), which intends to solicit contributions within the Commonwealth or have funds solicited on its behalf, is required to file an initial registration statement with OCRP prior to any solicitation. According to OCRP, "'Solicit' and 'solicitation' mean the request or appeal, directly or indirectly, for any contribution on the plea or representation that such contribution will be used for a charitable purpose..'". Further details:
https://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2022/title-57/chapter-5/
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-charitable-solicitation.shtml
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/charitablesolicitationsfaqs.pdf

Special Education Action Incorporated's website has a 'Make A Donation' button and a donation form on its website, which states that: "Your tax-deductible donation will help ensure parents, educators, and students have the information and tools necessary to fully understand, address, and safeguard the unique needs of all students who require special education." (https://specialeducationaction.com/donations/form/)

A VDACS database search suggests that Special Education Action Incorporated is NOT registered with VDACS Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) as required by the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law:
https://cos.vdacs.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/char_search.cgi

"Any person who willfully and knowingly violates or causes to be violated any provision of this chapter [i.e., the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law (VSOC)] ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 or by confinement in jail for not more than six months, or both, and for the second and any subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $2,500 or by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or both. Whenever the Commissioner [of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services] has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter may have occurred, the Commissioner, upon his own motion or upon complaint of any person, may investigate any charitable or civic organization ... to determine whether such charitable or civic organization... has violated the provisions of this chapter. (VA Code § 57-59)

Ignorance of the law on the part of the Directors and Officers of Special Education Action Incorporated is no excuse for violating the law. Every donation received by Special Education Action Incorporated in violation of the VSOC Law should be considered a separate violation of the law.

The Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services responsible for enforcement of this law is Mr. Joseph Guthrie (Phone: [phone], email: [e-mail]). Further information:
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/about-commissioners-office.shtml

Callie has made a business out of pointing out that FCPS is careless with students' privacy rights and has a history of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). There is no doubt that FCPS can and should do better. There is also no doubt that Callie's tactics are despicable.

This is especially true since Callie's own not-for-profit is actively soliciting contributions in the Commonwealth of Virginia (among others, by having a 'Please Donate' button on her website) in violation of the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law. Tens of thousands of legitimate not-for-profit entities in Virginia follow the law and register with the VDACS Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) every year. Callie did not. That's a violation of the law. It is not smart for people who live in glass houses to throw stones.

Do you feel like your (or your child's) privacy rights were violated by Callie? One free and easy step you can take to make sure that Callie doesn't profit from her actions: contact Mr. Joseph Guthrie (Phone: [phone], [e-mail]), who--as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services--is responsible for enforcement of this law. Fines and penalties are clearly spelled out in the law. The Commissioner is empowered to investigate any charitable or civic organization to determine whether such organization has violated the provisions of the law, and should--on behalf of the people of Virginia--take any legal steps necessary to ensure that every not-for-profit in Virginia (including Callie's) follows the law.

Callie has made a business out of pointing out that FCPS is careless with students' privacy rights and has a history of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). There is no doubt that FCPS can and should do better. There is also no doubt that Callie's tactics are despicable.

This is especially true since Callie's own not-for-profit is actively soliciting contributions in the Commonwealth of Virginia (among others, by having a 'Please Donate' button on her website) in violation of the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions Law. Tens of thousands of legitimate not-for-profit entities in Virginia follow the law and register with the VDACS Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) every year. Callie did not. That's a violation of the law. It is not smart for people who live in glass houses to throw stones.

Do you feel like your (or your child's) privacy rights were violated by Callie? One free and easy step you can take to make sure that Callie doesn't profit from her actions: contact Mr. Joseph Guthrie (Phone: [phone], [e-mail]), who--as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services--is responsible for enforcement of this law. Fines and penalties are clearly spelled out in the law. The Commissioner is empowered to investigate any charitable or civic organization to determine whether such organization has violated the provisions of the law, and should--on behalf of the people of Virginia--take any legal steps necessary to ensure that every not-for-profit in Virginia (including Callie's) follows the law.

Wonderful. Waste an already strapped government entity’s time and resources with frivolous complaints because you really want to get someone.

Hi Callie-
Actually, wasting an already strapped government entity’s time and resources with frivolous requests because you really want to get someone is your MO. Because of you, the privacy rights of 30,000 of your neighbors have been violated, legitimate FOIA requests will be slowed down or stifled, and FFX Co residents will ultimately be paying for your shenanigans in higher taxes.

You can't insist FCPS should follow the law but place yourself above the law. Own your mistakes. Do the right thing and comply with the law. If you and your Board of Directors weren't aware of the VSOC law, now you are. Remove your donation page immediately until you're properly registered.

Sincerely-
Matlock

[Anonymous]

Some people think Callie has superpowers - she can single handedly get tens of thousand from FCPS through trickery and no fault of FCPS. We should harness this rare gift!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:​

the practice of saying or implying that a person who has suffered harm or injury is responsible for it, rather than the person who caused the harm or injury

My kids are the victim of Callie. Neither they, or their parents, gave Callie permission to share their data.

Correct you gave fcps permission and fcps gave Callie permission.

Incorrect.

Callie did not have specific authorization from parents. She distributed health and private information about thousands of students and should be held accountable for her actions.

Such a disgusting thing to do to other SN families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people think Callie has superpowers - she can single handedly get tens of thousand from FCPS through trickery and no fault of FCPS. We should harness this rare gift!

She is exploiting thousands of other students/families for her own benefit. Absolutely disgraceful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:​

the practice of saying or implying that a person who has suffered harm or injury is responsible for it, rather than the person who caused the harm or injury

My kids are the victim of Callie. Neither they, or their parents, gave Callie permission to share their data.

Correct you gave fcps permission and fcps gave Callie permission.

Incorrect.

Callie did not have specific authorization from parents. She distributed health and private information about thousands of students and should be held accountable for her actions.

Such a disgusting thing to do to other SN families.

Incorrect. She doesn’t need your permission because you’re not the owner of the data. Fcps is. I’m so sorry this is so difficult for you to understand but not really.

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Anonymous wrote:Some people think Callie has superpowers - she can single handedly get tens of thousand from FCPS through trickery and no fault of FCPS. We should harness this rare gift!

She is exploiting thousands of other students/families for her own benefit. Absolutely disgraceful.

No. Find me something personal about any child and then we’ll talk. Attorneys not included.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:​

the practice of saying or implying that a person who has suffered harm or injury is responsible for it, rather than the person who caused the harm or injury

My kids are the victim of Callie. Neither they, or their parents, gave Callie permission to share their data.

Correct you gave fcps permission and fcps gave Callie permission.

Incorrect.

Callie did not have specific authorization from parents. She distributed health and private information about thousands of students and should be held accountable for her actions.

Such a disgusting thing to do to other SN families.

No she didn’t. You hear fake news and just run with it. You must be easy to fool. Guess what? I’ve got your nose!!!!