Commonwealth Transparency v. Bridgewater Raynham Regional School District (SPR 20213245)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 24, 2021 SPR21/3245 Judy MacDougall Records Access Officer Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District 166 Mt. Prospect Street Bridgewater, MA 02324 Dear Ms. MacDougall: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency appealing the nonresponse of the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District (District) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 12, 2021, Commonwealth Transparency requested the following: For the time period, January 1, 2016 through the date you respond with the responsive documents, please provide the following: 1. Any and all public records requests seeking public records of your school(s), and/or district(s)[;] 2. All metadata from the requests in #1 above, including all contact information of the requestor, including but not limited to emails and text messages[;] 3. All electronic communications regarding #1 above, including but not limited to emails and text messages[, and;] 4. All responses, appeals, fee requests, and responsive records resulting from the requests in #1 above. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Commonwealth Transparency petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/3245, was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division staff member and a representative of the District, it is my understanding the District intends on providing a response to Commonwealth Transparency’s request. Accordingly, the District is ordered to provide Commonwealth Transparency with a response to their request in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations 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

Judy MacDougall SPR21/3245 Page 2 December 24, 2021 within ten (10) business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Commonwealth Transparency may appeal the substantive nature of the District’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency