Douglas Moser v. Athol-Royalston Regional School District (SPR 20190314)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords February 26, 2019 SPR19/0314 Darcy Fernandes Superintendent Athol-Royalston Regional School District 1062 Pleasant Street, Athol, MA 01331 Dear Ms. Fernandes: I have received the petition of Douglas Moser of NBC] 0 Boston appealing the nonresponse of the Athol-Royalston Regional School District (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 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, § 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 25, 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