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VIA UPS No. 1Z64589FNY93909173 November 2, 2015

U.S. Department of Education cc: David A. Campbell (letter only)

Office of Postsecondary Education by email to [email protected]

1990 K Street, N.W. U.S. Department of EducationWashington, D.C. 20006 Office for Civil Rights

RE: Bucks County Community College (BCCC), 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA 18940

BCCC instructor Charles W. May not certified or licensed as a Real Estate Instructor

I am writing you on referral of David A. Campbell, U.S. Department of Education, Office for

Civil Rights, regarding the Bucks County Community College (BCCC). Enclosed you will find

our email communication with Mr. Campbell’s referral.

Recently I learned Charles W. May was not certified or licensed as a Real Estate Instructor while

teaching Real Estate at the BCCC while I was a 24 year-old student enrolled in REAL100,

Principals of Real Estate, Spring Term, Jan-22-1980 to May-20-1980, taught by Mr. May.

This information is relevant to my long-standing claim that a grade of “F” on my BCCC

transcript is improper because I dropped the class. BCCC claims it cannot find evidence of medropping the class. Charles W. May lacked authority to teach REAL100, Principals of Real

Estate, Spring Term, Jan-22-1980 to May-20-1980, at the BCCC, or to grade students or perform

other teaching duties. Therefore I contend it is irrelevant whether the BCCC can locate evidence

that I dropped the class, because the class is null and void due to May’s lack of certification or

licensure as a Real Estate Instructor. The class must be removed from my transcript immediately.

Enclosed you will find my complaint letter and proof of delivery to 3 Directors of the BCCC:


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Neil Gillespie

From: "OCR" To: "Neil Gillespie" Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 2:29 PMSubject: RE: Does a student or alumni have a right to a copy of their student file with a College or University?

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Mr. [email protected]

Dear Mr. Gillespie:

Thank you for your follow up email dated October 29, 2015 to the Office for Civil Rights within the

U.S. Department of Education (Department) regarding whether a student or alumni have a right to acopy of file with a College or University.

Again I must ask that you please contact the Department’s Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) atthe following address:

U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Postsecondary Education

1990 K Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006

Thanks again for contacting the Office for Civil Rights.

Sincerely,

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Two weeks ago I learned Charles W. May was not certified or licensed as a Real Estate Instructor whileteaching Real Estate at the BCCC while I was a 24 year-old student, relevant to a long-standing matter,and 35 years of deception by the BCCC.

Please see attached my letter October 22, 2015 (with 2 of 10 exhibits) to three BCCC Directors, andGilbert R. Griffiths, Chair, Professional Standards and Practices Commission. I am awaiting a responseto my records request to the BCCC Directors, for the personnel file of Charles W. May, and allinformation related to his unlicensed teaching.

Pleas advise if you believe any of this interests the Department of Education. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Neil J. Gillespie8092 SW 115th LoopOcala, FL 34481

----- Original Message -----From: Campbell, David To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 3:28 PM Subject: Does a student or alumni have a right to a copy of their student file with a College or University?

Mr. Neil J. [email protected]

Dear Mr. Gillespie:

I am writing in response to your email communication dated October 14 2015 to the Office for Civil

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1990 K Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006

I hope the information provided is of assistance to you.

Sincerely,

David A. CampbellU.S. Department of EducationOffice for Civil RightsCustomer Service Team

From: Neil Gillespie [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:55 AM

To: OCR

Subject: Does a student or alumni have a right to a copy of their student file with a College or University?

Good afternoon,

Does a student or alumni have a right to a copy of their student file with a College or University? I amnot asking about a "transcript". I am asking about a student file, the application, registration, drop orwithdrawal records, every document, paper or other modality of communication other than the

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Charles Bender, Esq., Director Henry E. Van Blunk, Esq., Director

Bucks County Community College Bucks County Community College

Fox Rothschild LLP Eastburn and Gray, P.C.2700 Kelly Road, Suite 300 60 East Court Street

Warrington, PA 18976-3624 Doylestown, PA 18901-0137

http://www.foxrothschild.com/charles-bender/ http://www.eastburngray.com/profiles/henry-e-van-blun

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

VIA UPS No. 1Z64589FP294008346 VIA UPS No. 1Z64589FP294355551

Kevin M. Zlock, Esq., Director

Bucks County Community CollegeZlock & Coverdale, P.C.

TODAY’S DATE: October 22, 2015 1705 Newtown-Langhorne Rd

Langhorne, PA 19047

http://bucksdivorcelawyers.com/kevin-m-zlock/

Email: [email protected]

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RE: COMPLAINT: Charles W. May, not certified or licensed as a Real Estate Instructor

Bucks County Community College (BCCC)

Stephanie Shanblatt, President

Kathleen C. Fedorko, Executive Assistant

Tobi Bruhn CFRE Executive Director


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Charles Bender, Esq., BCCC Director October 22, 2015

Henry E. Van Blunk, Esq., BCCC Director

Kevin M. Zlock, Esq., BCCC Director Page - 2

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, a primary source of information for

verification of license credentials, Mr. May was licensed as a Real Estate Instructor November 10, 1981, No. RI000282A. Enclosed is copy of the Real Estate Instructor license No. RI000282A

information for Charles W. May as found on the Pennsylvania Department of State website.

(Note: Charles W. May was licensed by the Real Estate Commission as an Associate Broker

(AB) Standard, No. AB025607A, on December 18, 1972. See the enclosed search results.

The Educator Discipline Act, Dec. 12, 1973, P.L. 397, No. 141, (24 P. S. §§ 12-1251—12-1268)

also known as the Teacher Certification Law, applied to Mr. May Jan-22-1980 to May-20-1980.

Section 2. Certification Requirements.--(a) No educator shall be employed by a school

entity in the Commonwealth unless he has met the certification requirements which are

applicable to the position in the institution in which he is employed as established by the

State Board, the State Board of Private Academic Schools or the department...

Section 2, Certification Requirements, is also found in the current Educator Discipline Act,

24 P.S. §§2070.1 et seq. Effective February 18, 2014.

Mr. May’s violation of Section 2, Certification Requirements, also violated,

§ 235.6. Legal obligations, Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators,

§ 235.6. (a) The professional educator may not engage in conduct prohibited by the


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Teacher and Institution certification and discipline in Pennsylvania

I. Title 24, Education, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Part III. Higher Education,

Chapter 65. Private Colleges, Universities and Seminaries

Title 22, Education, The Pennsylvania Code

Chapter 235. Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators

Chapter 237. Definitions of Statutory Terms

2014 Educator Discipline Act, 24 P.S. §§2070.1 et seq.1973 Educator Discipline Act, Act of Dec. 12, 1973, P.L. 397, No. 141

Professional Standards and Practices Commission Home Pagehttps://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/professional_standards___practices_commission/8829

II. My contacts with the Bucks County Community College in 2015

June 30, 2015, email letter to Tobi Bruhn, CFRE, Executive Director, and Nancy Korn, Director

of Records. Included 2 separate appendices:

Real estate appendix for Neil Gillespie

Resume appendix for Neil Gillespie

RE: BCCC transcript error for Neil J. Gillespie

Dear Mr. Bruhn and Ms. Korn:


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the alternative, I request permission to include my letter explaining the circumstances of

this transcript error.

Attached is my resume & education appendix (each w/o attachments), and LinkedIn

profile. Please note I no longer reside at 1338 New Rodgers Rd B-1, Levittown, PA

19056. Kindly update my address. Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response.

• No response other than the enclosed email from Ms. Korn stating that she retired on October

24, 2014, and to direct all email to [email protected].

July 9, 2015, letter to Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt, BCCC President. No response.

Sent via email and UPS No. 1Z64589FNW91128041, proof of delivery July 10, 2015

RE: BCCC transcript error Neil J. Gillespie

Dear Dr. Shanblatt:

Enclosed you will find my email correspondence June 30, 2015 with Executive Director Tobi Bruhn about an error on my Bucks County Community College transcript. The only

response I got was an automatic notice from Nancy Korn stating “On October 24, 2014 I

retired from Bucks County Community College. Please direct all email to

[email protected]. Thanks.

Unfortunately Robert Maley did not respond to follow-up contact. Your information as


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error. I incorporate all the enclosed correspondence here in this letter to you as if it were

set forth in full here. Thank you.

• Comment: No response from Dr. Shanblatt.

August 4, 2015, date on envelope containing Gillespie’s BCCC transcript in a different format

than the Parchment Transcript Report, arrived in the mail without cover letter or explanation.

October 9, 2015, complaint letter re Stephanie Shanblatt, BCCC President.Sent via email and UPS No. 1Z64589FP299402759, proof of delivery October 14, 2015.

Ms. Shanblatt:

As of today I do not show a response from you or anyone on your behalf to my letter to

you of July 9, 2015, which was my second contact with BCCC. This is my third letter.

What does it take to get a response from the Bucks County Community College? Are you

waiting for a bribe, or a cash payment to lubricate the gears of academic indifference and bureaucracy? If so, put that request in writing so I may forward your demand to the

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Forward this letter to your General Counsel. Here’s a link to General Counsel on

Wikipedia in case you are not familiar with that term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_counsel


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This is a demand for a copy of my entire student file, or any other file for me with the

Bucks County Community College, including but not limited to my application,registration, drop or withdrawal records, every document, paper or other modality of

communication.

• Comment: Afterward I recalled the instructor’s full name, Charles William May.

October 14, 2015, Kathleen Fedorko email response, with purported Shanblatt letter Jul-17-15.

Kathleen C. Fedorko is the Executive Assistant to the President & Board of Trustees, emailaddress, Kathleen Fedorko

Mr. Gillespie,

I am writing to inform you that the college did respond, on July 17,2015, to your July 9,2015 communication. A copy of that correspondence is attached. However, there was anerror in the address line of which we were unaware because the letter was not returnedto our office as undeliverable. I offer my sincere apologies for the error and the resulting

delay in providing a response to you.

Regarding your request of October 10, 2015, I have obtained a copy of your studentrecord in its entirety. We are sending it to you today via Fed Ex overnight delivery.

I apologize again for any inconvenience or misunderstanding resulting from theerroneous address. Please contact me with any questions.


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your grades which included the failing grade. There is no record of your correspondence

with the college during this time frame.

• In 1992 you submitted a withdrawal appeal for this course which was reviewed by the

Appeals Committee, despite the fact that the three year time period for appeal had

expired. This appeal was denied because there was no evidence in your college record

of an attempt to withdraw from the course.

We have again researched your file to locate any documentation that you withdrew fromthe course and we have found nothing. Given that fact, we cannot remove the failing

grade from your official transcript. Using the Comments section of the transcript to

explain your" position regarding the failing grade is not recommended as it may be

viewed as altering the official transcript. A better step may be to attach a letter of

explanation to your transcript. We will be mailing you a new transcript which corrects

the official signature on the transcript.

We wish you success in your future academic and professional endeavors.

Sincerely,

Stephanie H. Shanblatt, Ph.D.

President

October 14, 2015, Gillespie email acknowledgment to Ms. Fedorko.


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Was that response also sent to a wrong address? If so, provide a copy of the response.

Regarding the purported response letter July 17, 2015 of Stephanie Shanblatt, provide

evidence of mailing.

If and when the copy of my student record arrives as claimed, via Fed Ex overnight

delivery, I will have further comment for the BCCC’s general counsel once I have had

time to read and study the copy of my student record.

For whatever reason you failed to direct this matter as requested to the general counsel

for the BCCC. Fine. I may submit a complaint to the Middle States Commission on

Higher Education.

• Comment:

Ms. Fedorko failed to identify the general counsel for the BCCC.

Ms. Fedorko failed to provide a contact person for the confidential complaint line.

Ms. Fedorko failed to provide a copy of the response of Tobi Bruhn to my letter. Ms. Fedorko failed to provide proof of mailing for the purported response letter July

17, 2015 of Stephanie Shanblatt.

• Comment: I found three attorneys on the Board of Directors, and have contacted each of

them herewith, and believe an initial complaint to the Professional Standards and Practices

Commission is appropriate, instead of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.


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The Bucks County Community College, and its administration, has concealed the fact that

Charles W. May was not in 1980 a certified Real Estate Instructor. The BCCC even refused toacknowledge Charles W. May was my teacher. This deception by the BCCC has continued

unabated since 1980, a period of time exceeding thirty-five (35) years, against my rights under

the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the Constitution and laws of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Sincerely,

Neil Gillespie

8092 SW 115th Loop Tel. (352) 854-7807

Ocala, FL 34481 Email: [email protected]

Enclosures:

1. Real Estate Instructor certificate/license for Charles W. May November 10, 1981.

2. Certificate/license Search results for Charles W. May or Charles William May.

3. Charles W. May deceased peoplefinders; Charles William May Obituary, Register-Guard

4. June 30, 2015 Gillespie email letter to Tobi Bruhn June 30, 2015 7p

4 Real estate appendix for Neil Gillespie 6p

4 Resume appendix for Neil Gillespie 5p

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Person Information

Name: CHARLES W MAY

Address Information

Address(ci ty state zipcode):

NEW BRITAIN PA 18901License Information

Type: Real Estate Instructor Secondary Type: Number: RI000282A

Profession: Real Estate Commission Status: Inactive

Issue Date: 11/10/1981 Expires: Last Renewed:

Prerequisite Information

Licensee: Inactive Relationship: Branch

Type: Inactive Number: 000063 Status: Active

Date of Association: 11/1/2014 Date of Expiration:

Discipline Action History

No disciplinary actions were found for this license.

The Information above is considered primary source for verification of license credentials.

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B MAY MV077151L

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T MAY JR MV149431L VehicleBoard

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K MAY PE029672E Engineers Professional

Engineer Inactive PITTSBURGH PA 15239

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W MAY RI000282A Real EstateCommission

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CHARLESW MAY AB025607A

Real EstateCommission

AssociateBroker (AB)-Standard

Expired YARDLEY PA 19067

CHARLES

WILLIAM

MAYBA003409L

CertifiedReal Est.

Appraisers

CertifiedBroker

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