Mary Kate McGowan v. Attleboro, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20230964)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 24, 2023 SPR23/0964 David Sawyer Superintendent Attleboro Public Schools 100 Rathbun Willard Drive Attleboro, MA 02703 Dear Superintendent Sawyer: I have received the petition of Mary Kate McGowan appealing the nonresponse of the Attleboro Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 9, 2023, Ms. McGowan requested the School’s policies and procedures concerning special education. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. McGowan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0964, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide Ms. McGowan with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 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, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Mary Kate McGowan 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