Wooters, Thomas v. Sudbury, Town of - Public Schools (SPR 20261492)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 23, 2026 SPR26/1492 Donald R. Sawyer Director of Business & Finance/Records Access Officer Sudbury Public Schools 40 Fairbank Road Sudbury, MA 01776 Dear Mr. Sawyer: I have received the petition of Tom Wooters appealing the nonresponse of the Sudbury 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 March 29, 2026, Mr. Wooters requested “all Public Records Requests including the date of request, materials requested, date materials were delivered and individual making the request. Please include this information for the period from 9/30/2025 to the present date[.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Wooters petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/1492, 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. Wooters 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. Wooters 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: Tom Wooters 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