Colman Herman v. Boston, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20243206)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 5, 2024 SPR24/3206 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records City of Boston 1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Boston 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 October 29, 2024, Mr. Herman requested “copies of any and all incident reports dealing with fighting for the period September 1, 2024 to the present.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/3206, 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 Mr. Herman with a response to his 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. Mr. Herman 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: Colman Herman 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