(1) The district reserves the right to determine that a public record requested in accordance with the procedures outlined in WAC 132R-175-080 is exempt under the provisions of chapter 42.56 RCW or any other law that exempts or prohibits disclosure. All denials of requests for public records must be accompanied by a written statement specifying the reason for the denial, including a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the record and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the record withheld.

(2) In addition, pursuant to chapter 42.56 RCW, the district reserves the right to delete/redact portions of documents. If deletions/redactions are made they will be accompanied by a written statement specifying the reason for the deletion/redaction, including a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the deletion/redaction and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the information which is deleted/redacted.

(3) The district maintains a nonexclusive list of records that it considers exempt from disclosure on its public records website at http://www.bigbend.edu/information-center/public-information-request/.