Corey Spaulding v. Natick, Town of - Public Schools (SPR 20160909)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 26, 2016 SPR16/909, SPR16/910 Ms. Corey Spaulding 230 Prospect Street Framingham, MA 01701 Dear Ms. Spaulding: I have received your petitions appealing the response of the Town of Natick (Town) School Department (Department) to your requests for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, both your petitions contained several chains of emails containing several requests for information. It is unclear which requests and which responses you are appealing. Appeals must include a copy of the original request, and shall include a copy of the letter by which the custodian made a response. Given that it is unclear, from the documents you provided in your petitions, what you are specifically appealing we are unable to assist at this time. Please feel free to resubmit your appeal containing a narrative specifically detailing the requests for records and responses that are the subject of your petition. Please note such appeal shall be in writing, shall include a copy of the original request, and shall include a copy of the letter by which the custodian made a response. To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon reques . Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this dete m tion for rther information. cc: Peter Sanchioni One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre• pre@sec.state.ma.us