Katherine Stathulis, Esq. v. Pittsfield, City of - Police Department (SPR 20231300)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 28, 2023 SPR23/1300 Kerri Striebel Records Access Officer Pittsfield Police Department 39 Allen Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 Dear Ms. Striebel: I have received the petition of Attorney Katherine Stathulis, of the Center for Public Interest, Advocacy, and Collaboration, appealing the nonresponse of the Pittsfield 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 29, 2023, Attorney Stathulis requested the following records: [1] Each school-related arrest and each referral to law enforcement conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 school year…[;] [2] School incident reports on each school-related arrest and referral to law enforcement conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021- 2022, and 2022-2023 school year[;] [3] Copy of any active standard operating procedures developed with the police department and/or other 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- 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

Kerri Striebel SPR23/1300 Page 2 June 28, 2023 2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023[;] [7] The total number and brief description of 911 calls from schools in your district to local police department conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023[;] [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, SPR23/1300, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Attorney Stathulis with a response to her 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. 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.