Public Schools Data Exchanger v. Malden, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20242191)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 13, 2024 SPR24/2191 Timothy Sippel, Superintendent Malden Public Schools 110 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Superintendent Sippel: I have received the petition of Public Schools Data Exchanger (“requestor”) appealing the nonresponse of the Malden 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 July 18, 2024, the requestor sought “[a]ll email header information for emails to and/or from [three email addresses] for the calendar years 2016- 2022. This request specifically seeks the following fields: To, From, CC, BCC, and Date fields from the responsive emails, including Calendar invitations and responses.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2191, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the School has provided a response. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide the requestor with a response to the 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. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Public Schools Data Exchanger 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