Katherine Stathulis, Esq. v. Shrewsbury, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20231297)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 26, 2023 SPR23/1297 Chief Kevin Anderson Records Access Officer Shrewsbury Police Department 106 Maple Avenue Shrewsbury, MA 01545-2859 Dear Chief Anderson: I have received the petition of Katherine Stathulis, Esq., of The Center for Public Interest, Advocacy, and Collaboration, appealing the nonresponse of the Shrewsbury Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 9, 2023, Attorney Stathulis requested the following records: [1] An extract of your records management system or database that includes each school-related arrest and each referral to law enforcement conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school year… [2] …[S]chool incident reports on each school-related arrest and referral to law enforcement conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021- 2022 school year… [3] A copy of any active standard operating procedures developed with the police department and/or law enforcement agencies regarding police placement or activity in your corresponding school; [4] Any records instructing or informing police personnel of, or otherwise describing data reporting requirements and procedures for complying with G.L. c. 71 § 37P(b). [5] The cost to the school district of assigning a school resource officer to each school; [6] The total number of school resource officers and total number of guidance counselors for each school in your district for school years 2018-2019, 2019- 2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022… [7] The total number and a brief description of 911 calls from schools in your district to local police departments conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022… 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

Chief Kevin Anderson SPR23/1297 Page 2 June 26, 2023 [8] A description of the proposed budget for mental, social, or emotional health support personnel for the school district. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Stathulis petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1297, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Attorney Stathulis with a response dated June 24, 2023. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney Stathulis may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Katherine Stathulis, Esq.