On May 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM Central Time, Wylie ISD issued a cost-estimate notice on WYLIEISD-PIA-002 — LION’s April 28 Public Information Act request that sought, among other items, all written communications among administrators, Literature Review Committee members, and campus staff regarding the content-suitability evaluation of any approved-list novel.

The notice, signed by Ian M. Halperin, Executive Director of Community Relations & Marketing, demanded a $3,798.00 bond under Texas Government Code §552.263(a) before the district would begin production. The itemized estimate, framed under §552.2615, claimed 211 hours of labor at $15 per hour ($3,165) plus 20% overhead ($633), based on a stated search result of 5,493 emails.

The notice did not respond to LION’s §552.267 public-interest fee waiver, which had been expressly invoked in the request as filed on April 28. Under §552.267, the public-interest waiver determination is mandatory when invoked.

The cost notice was sent the same calendar day as LION’s final formal demand letter to Wylie ISD Superintendent Dr. Kim Spicer on the Song of Solomon record, transmitted at 10:28 AM Central Time — approximately 78 minutes after the cost notice.

Source: Wylie ISD cost-estimate notice on WYLIEISD-PIA-002, May 11, 2026, 9:10 AM CT, signed by Ian M. Halperin.

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