Douglas Moser v. Winchendon, Town of - Public Schools (SPR 20190277)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords February 26, 2019 SPR19/277 Supt. Joan Landers Winchendon Public Schools 175 Grove Street Winchendon, MA O1 4 7 5 Dear Supt. Landers: I have received the petition of Douglas Moser of NBCJ OB oston appealing the nonresponse of the Winchendon Public Schools (School). Specifically on March 27, 2018, Mr. Moser requested various categories of records concerning "relaxation, calm down, or time-out rooms.'' Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten business days of receipt of the request. G. L. c. 66, § lO(a)-(b). The response may contain, among other things, an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. G. L. c. 66, § lO(b). All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Despite the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, it is my understanding that the School has not provided Mr. Moser a response to his request for records. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide Mr. Moser with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law, and it's Regulations without delay. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Sincerely, - ~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Douglas Moser Carolyn Hendricks 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