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Daniel DeFraia v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20252137)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 07-21-2025
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20252137 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Daniel DeFraia concerning records held by Boston, City of - Public Records, opened 07-21-2025. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20252137
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Daniel DeFraia
- Custodian
- Boston, City of - Public Records
- Date Opened
- 07-21-2025
- Date Closed
- 07-30-2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 30, 2025 SPR25/2137 Grace Jung Records Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Plaza, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Ms. Jung: I have received the petition of Daniel DeFraia, PhD. appealing the response of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66 § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 10, 2024, Dr. DeFraia requested, “[a] single Excel document on physical student restraint incidents in Boston Public Schools that contains, among other data, narrative reports of the restraint incident. The date range for this Excel document is the school year of 2021 to the day of this request, 1/10/2024.” The City assigned reference number R000184- 011324 to this request. Previous appeals This request was the subject of previous appeals. See SPR24/1052 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (April 12, 2024), SPR24/1781 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (June 24, 2024), and SPR24/0324 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (February 13, 2024). In my February 13th determination, I ordered the City to clarify whether it possessed any additional records responsive to the request. Subsequently, the City provided a response on June 25, 2025. Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Dr. DeFraia petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2137, was opened as a result. Subsequently, the City provided a supplemental response on July 30, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s June 25th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Dr. DeFraia may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s July 30th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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 Grace Jung SPR25/2137 Page 2 July 30, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Daniel DeFraia, PhD.