Douglas Moser v. Hudson Public Schools (SPR 20190305)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords February 22, 2019 SPR19/305 Cathy Kilcoyne Director of Student Services Hudson Public Schools 15 5 apsley Street Hudson, MA 01749 Dear Ms. Kilcoyne: I have received the petition of Douglas Moser of NBCJO Boston appealing the nonresponse of the Hudson Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Moser requested records regarding relaxation, calm down, or time-out rooms. 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. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated February 21, 2019. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the School's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Moser may appeal the substantive nature of the School's response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, / ~ - Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Douglas Moser 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