Gary Floyd v. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (SPR 20202371)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 9, 2020 SPR20/2371 Helene Bettencourt Records Access Officer Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Ms. Bettencourt: I have received the petition of Mr. Gary Floyd appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on November 13, 2020, Mr. Floyd requested “any or all of the letters sent to parents o[r] guardians of the students in Connolly about the lack of English and Math that they received while they were incarcerated at the Judge Connelly Center during the 2017-2018 school year.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Floyd petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. I learned that the Department provided Mr. Floyd with a response to his request dated December 8, 2020. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of response to Mr. Floyd’s request, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Floyd may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Gary Floyd Attorney Joshua Varon 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