Joseph Steinbach v. Sandwich, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20240324)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 6, 2024 SPR24/0324 Joshua H. Bound Deputy Chief of Police Sandwich Police Department 255 Cotuit Road Sandwich, MA 02563 Dear Chief Bound: I have received the petition of Joseph Steinbach appealing the nonresponse of the Sandwich 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 January 11, 2024, Mr. Steinbach requested the following: [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 (up until the day the records are produced)[;] [2.] If such an extract of the database in question 1 is not possible, please provide police reports and school incident reports on each school-arrest conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school year (up until the day the records are produced)[;] [3.] Please provide an unduplicated count of arrested students for each school year including 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school year (up until the day the records are produced)[;] [4.] If such an extract of the database in question 1 is not possible, please provide police reports and school incident reports on each school-related arrest conducted during the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school year (up until the day the records are produced)[;] [5.] Please also provide an unduplicated counts of referrals to law enforcement (as defined above) for each school year including 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school year (up until the day the records are produced)[;] [6.] A copy of any active memorandum of agreement and/or standard operating procedures between your police department and local school districts regarding police placement or activity in schools[;] [7.] A copy of any active standard operating procedures developed with the police 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

Joshua H. Bound SPR24/0324 Page 2 February 6, 2024 department and/or other law enforcement agencies regarding police placement or activity in your corresponding school[;] [8.] Any records instructing or informing police personnel of, or otherwise describing, data reporting requirements and procedures or complying with M. G. L. c. 71 § 37P(b). Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Steinbach petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0324, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Steinbach with a response dated February 5, 2024. 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. Mr. Steinbach 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: Joseph Steinbach