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3. Do your research. During one call with a school district, the information officer told me that the district does not lobby. However, Sunshine Review had documents showing the district is active in lobbying. Other times, secretaries would write me off and tell me that they “didn’t think” the district lobbied. Know as much as you can before making a request so that you can gauge the level of knowledge or disclosure the person on the other side of the line is willing to share.
4. Know every angle: what questions do you still have about the process? What will the cost be? What information can you give up if the price is too much? Write these down so that you don’t forget if you get flustered.
5. Get the office information. Before anyone can hang up on you, you need the FOIA contact’s name, direct phone number, and an address or fax number to send the request to. Remembering this will save you a second phone call.
The most important tool, however, is your persistence. Don’t let the rude person on the phone intimidate you into giving up on a request. It’s their job to give us information, and it’s our right to know.