Sawyer, Dianne v. Attleboro, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20261113)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 7, 2026 SPR26/1113 David Sawyer Superintendent Attleboro Public Schools 100 Rathbun Willard Drive Attleboro, MA 02703 Dear Superintendent Sawyer: I have received the petition of Dianne Sawyer appealing the nonresponse of the Attleboro Public Schools (School). See G. L. c. 66 § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 6, 2026, Ms. Sawyer sought the following: [1] All emails, text messages, instant messages…, letters, memos, or other written/electronic communications sent or received by an member(s) of the School Committee during September 1, 2026 [sic] through December 1, 2026 [sic] that: [a] Are between any School Committee member(s) and any member(s) of the Attleboro City Council or[;] [b] Are received from any member of the public, resident, constituent, or third party and mention, reference, or discuss police video, body-worn camera footage, body-cam footage, police recording, rumors about such footage, my attendance, public actions, or related matters; or [c] Contain any of the following keywords/phrases (including variations, misspellings, or partial matches): [i] [An identified individual][;] [ii] [Spelling variations of identified individual’s name][;] [iii] Attendance/ or where to find[;] [A] big dogs yard / the bid dogs yard[;] [B] [An identified individual][;] [C] scooter / scooter club[;] [D] Semple[;] [iv] [E]lection[;] [v] [C]andidate[;] [vi] [V]ote / voting / voting record[;] 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

David Sawyer SPR26/1113 Page 2 April 7, 2026 [vii] [P]olice / video / footage / body-cam / bodycam / recording[;] [viii] [R]umor / rumors / talking / saying / heard / people are saying Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Sawyer petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/1113, 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 Ms. Sawyer 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. Sawyer 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: Dianne Sawyer