Request #2020-1193 (Framingham, MA - Schools)

Request for public records made to City of Framingham by Frank Wood.

Agency
City of Framingham
Summary
we are looking for the presentation slides, speaker notes if available, and video of presentation if available which contained the following slides and was used in a training by the framingham public school system Dear Mr. Wood:             This letter is in response to your request for public records pursuant to Mass. General Laws c. 66, §10.  You have requested that you be provided with copies of the following records:  We are looking for the presentation slides, speaker notes if available, and video of presentation if available which contained the following slides and was used in a training by the framingham public school system In a subsequent email seeking clarification, we received the following response: Please send any presentations dealing with race and bias over the last three weeks.   We do not have the date or title.  We are requesting this for a group of concerned parents.  Some very upset.              In response to your request, please be informed of the following information:  There was one presentation at a school program on August 26, 2020 presented by a Framingham School Department employee.  The power point of his presentation is being sent with this response. There were two presentations on September 2, 2020, one on September 3, 2020 and one presentation on September 4, 2020.  All of the presenters for these presentations were persons who are not employees of Framingham Public Schools.  All of the presenters have informed Framingham that the presentations are intellectual property and/or propriety information belonging to them or their organization; the presenters did not consent to the release of the presentations; and Framingham does not possess a copy of the presentation.  As such, these presentations are considered as trade secrets and/or proprietary information and are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law under exemption (a) and (g) of the Public Records Law, M.G.L. chapter 4, section 7. Please note that you have a right to appeal the City’s response to your request through the administrative process provided by the Supervisor of Public Records in 950 CMR 32.08 as well as by instituting a civil action in the superior court pursuant to G.L. c. 66, § 10A.
Request Date
2020-09-04
Agency Tracking
2020-1193
Acquisition Notes
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Status
Fulfilled
Requester
Frank Wood
Documents
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Request #2020-1193 (Framingham, MA - Schools)

Request for public records made to City of Framingham by Frank Wood.

Agency
City of Framingham
Summary
we are looking for the presentation slides, speaker notes if available, and video of presentation if available which contained the following slides and was used in a training by the framingham public school system Dear Mr. Wood:             This letter is in response to your request for public records pursuant to Mass. General Laws c. 66, §10.  You have requested that you be provided with copies of the following records:  We are looking for the presentation slides, speaker notes if available, and video of presentation if available which contained the following slides and was used in a training by the framingham public school system In a subsequent email seeking clarification, we received the following response: Please send any presentations dealing with race and bias over the last three weeks.   We do not have the date or title.  We are requesting this for a group of concerned parents.  Some very upset.              In response to your request, please be informed of the following information:  There was one presentation at a school program on August 26, 2020 presented by a Framingham School Department employee.  The power point of his presentation is being sent with this response. There were two presentations on September 2, 2020, one on September 3, 2020 and one presentation on September 4, 2020.  All of the presenters for these presentations were persons who are not employees of Framingham Public Schools.  All of the presenters have informed Framingham that the presentations are intellectual property and/or propriety information belonging to them or their organization; the presenters did not consent to the release of the presentations; and Framingham does not possess a copy of the presentation.  As such, these presentations are considered as trade secrets and/or proprietary information and are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law under exemption (a) and (g) of the Public Records Law, M.G.L. chapter 4, section 7. Please note that you have a right to appeal the City’s response to your request through the administrative process provided by the Supervisor of Public Records in 950 CMR 32.08 as well as by instituting a civil action in the superior court pursuant to G.L. c. 66, § 10A.
Request Date
2020-09-04
Agency Tracking
2020-1193
Acquisition Notes
This record was automatically imported from https://www.townforms.com/FOIADirect-FraminghamMACitizens/
Status
Fulfilled
Requester
Frank Wood
Documents
Original Source

This record is part of the StateReference Public Records Requests collection. This is a public records request to a state agency or municipality.

This record was originally posted at https://www.townforms.com/FOIADirect-FraminghamMACitizens/.