Douglas Moser v. Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District (SPR 20190286)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 21, 2019 SPR19/0286 Albert Ganem Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District 621 Main Street Wilbraham, MA 01095 Dear Mr. Ganem: I have received the petition of Douglas Moser of NBCIO Boston appealing the nomesponse of Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District (District) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, Mr. Moser requested records related to "quiet or calm or relaxation or time-out rooms ( or any rooms that fall under 603 CMR 46.00)." Having received no response, Mr. Moser petitioned this office. 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 District has not provided Mr. Moser a response to his request for records. Accordingly, the District 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 its 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 cc: Douglas Moser Supervisor of Records 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