Artie Grenier v. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (SPR 20210347)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 19, 2021 SPR21/0347 Helene Bettencourt, Primary Records Access Officer Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148-4906 Dear Ms. Bettencourt: I have received the petition of Artie Grenier appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts 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). On January 4, 2021, Mr. Grenier requested records from Farr Academy as follows: Policies and Procedures Manual, Personnel Policies Manual, Health Care Manual [and] … the student/parent manual and/or handbook if it exists. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Grenier petitioned this office and SPR21/0347 was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department responded to Mr. Grenier’s request with a response that Mr. Grenier confirmed on February 18, 2021. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Grenier 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: Artie Grenier 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