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School Committee Chair
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School Committee Chair
Breanna Lungo-Koehn
489 Winthrop St
Medford MA 02155
Dear Madame Mayor/School Committee Chair:
The previous administration kept parents, students and the public in the dark.
I appreciate your work ethic, Breanna.
Today
we have a Determination from the Sec of State's office regarding my
public records request: "the school is ordered to provide a response to
the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public
Records Law and its Regulations without delay."
Going forward, Madame Mayor, we need to also ensure the school is consistent with your declaration of transparency.
Two very important points:
1)Numerous
readers are writing on my page about the neglect in the school system -
rooms allegedly without heat being one allegation.
Council
President Falco's son with an online petition about alleged sanitation
issues appeared at the school committee on or about 1/6/2020, as you
know. I'm wondering why the president of the city council hasn't made
this more of an issue? Maybe he has....and - somehow - I have missed it?
Interesting for a ninth grader to have prepared notes.
Perhaps
dad Falco should do the heavy lifting, but maybe John Falco is too
afraid to handle such a hot topic himself? Mr Falco's absence was
conspicuous in failing to complain about inappropriate actions by two
government officials at the school - 10-15-17 -actions which I caught on
camera. Furthermore, with it being such a hot issue it would have
been appropriate for John Falco, the father, to accompany
a
ninth grader and explain to the school committee that this was the
council president's son and where his father stood on the issue
Now that would be full disclosure AND transparency.
With a new mayor we expect transparency and appropriate actions. Prompt actions. Necessary actions.
2)The
school failed to abide by an original determination around December
2019. Here it is 1/23/2020 and a second determination in my favor for
cooperation ...and this time...IMMEDIATEDLY as in "without delay."
So let's reiterate - Point 1 - people are outraged by sanitary and heating issues allegedly going on in the school system
Point
2: Superintendent Edouard-Vincent's staff ignoring my request for so
long...let's continue with Point 2 - where is the transparency and where
are the documents from this new superintendent's office?
....and also see 1st attachment from the Sec of State's office.
2nd attachment is an ice cream cup I found during a meeting when Roy Belson was superintendent.
Point 2 Exhibits
Exhibit A:
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 11:28:53 PM EST
Subject:
Re: SPR19/2323 Dialogue: Abdourahmane Ba att: Emily Lazzaro , Mayor
elect and Superintendent Edouard-Vincent Re: Determination SPR19/2323
Dear Ms. Lazzaro,
The Public Records Division indicated that there should be cooperation if I read the determination correctly.
I realize the superintendent may not want this information to come to light, if my sources are correct,
however
this is about public safety that's been sadly lacking in Medford at the
police station, at city hall (Muccini-Burke administration)
and in the school system.
I will be submitting a public records request about an alleged incident at the Andrews School concerning Superintendent Marice Edouard-Vincent and an alleged decision which, if true, needs to be brought to the attention of the mayor-elect, who is in the CC of this correspondence.
Mr. Rumley, in the CC, requests inappropriate CORI checks on P/E/G access producers - the allegations that I have heard, if true, which show clear double standards and discrimination on the part of Rumley and City Hall.
This is of great public interest, yet you are dragging your feet.
That is not in the spirit of cooperation or adhering to the Freedom of Information Act and the essence of why it exists
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That was my response to the SCHOOL'S RESPONSE DEC 6:
EXHIBIT B
On Friday, December 6, 2019, 9:50:56 AM EST, Public
Records <mpspublicrecords@medford.k12.ma.us> wrote:
In
accordance with MGL Ch 4 section 7 clause 27 (c) personnel records are
not shareable under public records law. We also are unable to identify
who the employee is, as the description does not match any employee at
Medford Public Schools.
Best,
Emily Lazzaro
Attachments Exhibits C 2 page letter from sec of state
D)garbage in hallway of high school under Belson's time as superintendent
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As this writer has worked hard to obtain The L'Italien Report, the documents on Medford Community Cablevision, Inc.,
and now the high school, one has to wonder why so many public documents are shielded from the public under the
past two administrations?
These are critical issues regarding students.
I am submitting this information to the new mayor/chair of the school committee in hopes that we are building a new era,
a better time for the citizens of Medford.
It would be refreshing to have help from city government in my efforts to improve these detestable situations - the TV station,
the school, the police department. These are massive issues.
Respectfully,
