Library Complaint and Censorship Records (Athol High School Armstrong/Boynton Media Center)

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From: <ATPOLITO3@aol.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: Follow up to Freedom of Information Request: Library Complaint
and Censor...
To: ebrouillet@arrsd.org, seuvrard@arrsd.org
Cc: apolito@arrsd.org

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Please contact the person who sent this and respond below.

*"Copies of written and electronic complaints and challenges for removal,
reclassification, or other reconsideration of publications including books,
magazines, movies, websites (e.g. filtered from library computers), or
other media from January 1, 2010, to present, as well as records,
petitions, and correspondence related to these challenges."*
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*Please send to this gentleman, from me that we have had no complaints, or
challenges for anything.*

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Anthony T. Polito
Anthony T. Polito, Supt. of Schools

Athol-Royalston Regional School District (ARRSD)
1062 Pleasant Street, Athol, MA 01331
978-249-2409 (office), 978-821-3256 (mobile)
atpolito3@aol.com, apolito@arrsd.org

"Just what you want to be; you will be in the end" - J. Hayward

In a message dated 4/8/2013 12:24:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ebrouillet@arrsd.org writes:

To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
> copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2013. Please let me
> know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification
> is needed.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> ---
>
> On March 19, 2013:
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> This is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law (M. G. L.
> Chapter 66, Section 10) for a copy of the following records:
>
> Copies of written and electronic complaints and challenges for removal,
> reclassification, or other reconsideration of publications including books,
> magazines, movies, websites (e.g. filtered from library computers), or
> other media from January 1, 2010, to present, as well as records,
> petitions, and correspondence related to these challenges.
>
> We seek such records as, for example, are classified by the Massachusetts’
> Supervisor of Public Records Municipal Records Retention Manual under
> Section 17.004: Complaint and Censorship Records, though we do not limit
> our request to those so classified.
>
> According to 950 CMR 32.06(5), every custodian of records is encouraged to
> waive fees where disclosure would benefit the public interest, as we
> believe these will. This request is part of a research project by the
> Center for Civic Media to better understand how and why library materials
> are challenged in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We are committed to
> open access and plan to make our findings broadly available to the public.
> If fees cannot be waived please inform me in advance.
>
> We ask that, if possible, you please respond via email with text documents
> or clear, high-quality scanned PDFs. If you cannot reply electronically,
> please mail us the best quality copies you reasonably can. Your efforts
> helps us ensure broad accessibility and equity.
>
> The statute requires your response to this request within 10 business
> days. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in helping us better
> understand this important aspect of the work that you do. Please feel free
> to email me directly if you have any further questions.
>
> Best,
>
> - Chris Peterson
> Research Assistant
> Center for Civic Media
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
> Filed via MuckRock.com
> E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
>
> For mailed responses, please address (see note):
> MuckRock News
> DEPT MR 4424
> PO Box 55819
> Boston, MA 02205-5819
>
> PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly addressed
> (i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News) requests might
> be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.
>
>
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> To comply with federal and state discoverability laws, all emails sent and/or received from arrsd.org email accounts will be archived indefinitely.
>
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>

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*Erica Brouillet, Ed.D. *

*Assistant Superintendent of Schools*
*Athol-Royalston Regional School District
Athol, Massachusetts 01331
978-249-2400*

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To comply with federal and state discoverability laws, all emails sent
and/or received from arrsd.org email accounts will be archived
indefinitely.

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To comply with federal and state discoverability laws, all emails sent
and/or received from arrsd.org email accounts will be archived
indefinitely.

*
To comply with federal and state discoverability laws, all emails sent and/or received from arrsd.org email accounts will be archived indefinitely.