Springfield Public Schools New Police MOU

Dear Joshua Dankoff:

The City of Springfield is in receipt of your public records request.

Your request was received on 7/3/2023 and assigned the Reference Number R008405-070323 for tracking purposes. Your request will be forwarded to the appropriate department[s] and a response will be sent to you as soon as we have obtained and reviewed any document[s] that may be responsive to your request. Pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws chapter 66, section 10(b), the City has ten [10] business days to respond to your request.

Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office pursuant to 950 C.M.R. 32.00 and Mass. Gen. Laws chapter 66, section 10A(a). Below is the Supervisor's contact information. A copy of your request letter or email should be included with your appeal and mailed to:

Supervisor of Records
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108

You also have the right to seek judicial review of an unfavorable decision by commencing a civil action in Superior Court under Mass. Gen. Laws chapter 66, section 10A(c). You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below. An email will be sent to you once your request has been completed.

Thank you for using the City of Springfield's Public Record Request Portal.

Sincerely,

Justin P. Morin
Public Records Coordinator

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of July 03, 2023, Reference # R008405-070323

Dear Joshua Dankoff,

This email is in response to your public records request to the City of Springfield for “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

The recently signed memorandum of understanding between Springfield Public Schools and Springfield's Police Department that was covered in this article: https://www.wamc.org/news/2023-06-28/springfield-school-committee-approves-new-agreement-on-having-police-officers-in-schools.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Josh Dankoff & Raquel Maldonado
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
617-338-1050

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

The Public Records Division has received duplicate requests (Public Records Requests No.'s R008400-070323 and R008405-070323). The City is working on providing a response to your request in Public Record Request No. R008400-070423. Therefore, please allow the City to provide a response to you in Public Record Request No. R008400-070423 and to consider R008405-070323 withdrawn. Please consent in the GovQA Portal.

Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 C.M.R. 32.00 and M.G.L. ch. 66, section 10(b).

Please contact the Public Records Division by responding to this email or by phone at (413) 787-6085 with any questions. Please reference Public Records Request #R008405-070323 in all correspondence regarding this request.

Sincerely,

Public Records Division