Jonathan M. Albano v. Duxbury, Town of - Public Schools (SPR 20220983)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records April 28, 2022 SPR22/0983 Director Anthony Keady Duxbury Public Schools 93 Chandler Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Dear Director Keady: I have received the petition of Jonathan Albano, Esq., of Morgan Lewis, on behalf of Elizabeth Koh, of the Boston Globe, appealing the response of the Duxbury Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 3, 2022, Ms. Koh requested: [1] any and all contracts or invoices with outside vendors or private parties for legal, investigative or human resources work from Jan. 1, 2007 through Jan. 30, 2022 pertaining to inquiries related to allegations of abuse, bullying, harassment, discrimination or other misbehavior or misconduct by students, staff members, and/or coaches [2] any and all related records to such services provided from Jan. 1, 2007 through Jan. 30, 2022. This includes, but is not limited to: [a] any prepared reports, investigations or reviews [b] any preparatory materials or files, including internal and external communications or electronic correspondence in the possession of the district, school board or school officials [c] service orders, memoranda of agreement/understanding, or other records related to retainment, cost, and scope of work. [d] any emails, statements, news releases, or other communications to families, educators, the media, or the public about the outside vendors’ work[.] The School provided a response on April 22, 2022, providing responsive records in redacted form pursuant to Exemptions (a), (c), and (f) of the Public Records Law. G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(a), (c), (f). Unsatisfied with the School’s response, Attorney Albano petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0983, was opened as a result. Attorney Albano noted that this appeal pertains to “any prepared reports, investigations or reviews.” 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

Director Anthony Keady SPR22/0983 Page 2 April 28, 2022 In an email correspondence on April 27, 2022, a representative of the School indicated that the School intends to provide a supplemental response. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide Attorney Albano with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Jonathan Albano, Esq. Peter Sumners, Esq.