Douglas Moser v. Belmont Public Schools (SPR 20190301)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords February 25, 2019 SPR19/0301 John Phelan Belmont Public Schools 644 Pleasant Street Belmont, MA 024 78 Dear Mr. Phelan I have received the petition of Douglas Moser appealing the nonresponse of Belmont Public Schools (School) 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 identified documents relating to "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 10 business days ofreceipt 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, § 1O (b ). All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. As of the date ofthis letter, it is my understanding that the School has not provided Mr. Moser a response to his request for records. Order Accordingly, the School is hereby 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(a),sec.state.ma.us. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray 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

Belmont Public Schools SPR19/0301 Page2 February 25, 2019 cc: Douglas Moser