Meghan Leong v. Westwood, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20240347)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 6, 2024 SPR24/0347 Christopher Sheehy Lieutenant Westwood Police Department 588 High Street Westwood, MA 02090 Dear Lieutenant Sheehy: I have received the petition of Meghan Leong, of Northeastern University School of Law, appealing the nonresponse of the Westwood 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, Ms. Leong 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 (up until the day the records are produced) . . . [2] If such an extract of the database in question 1 is not possible, please provide school 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 (up until the day the records are produced). [3] A 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; and, [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… 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

Christopher Sheehy SPR24/0347 Page 2 February 6, 2024 [6] The total number of school resource officers and total number of guidance counselor for each school in your district for school years 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and, [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, and, [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, Ms. Leong petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0347, 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 Ms. Leong 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Leong 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: Meghan Leong