FOI request.. again

You know, Sheehan is doing his best, but I think everyone is getting tired of this guy’s (Mullin) hiding from talking to anyone. Radio, press, parents.. the only way you get information from the schools is by forcing it via freedom of information act requests.

From this morning’s Lowell Sun:

Dracut School Department lays off 16 teachers

DRACUT- The School Department issued 16 layoff notices to teachers, according to School Committee Chairman Matthew Sheehan. The positions will not be reinstated, while some teachers were planning on retiring at the end of the past school year, Sheehan said. The Sun filed a Freedom of Information Act request yesterday for documentation about teacher layoffs and the School Department’s budget. The School Department recently received about $400,000 less in Chapter 70 state education aid than what was anticipated, said Town Manager Dennis Piendak. Superintendent of Schools Spencer Mullin did not return calls for comment. – Bridget Scrimenti

I get the feeling there will be no support (at least from the public and parents) to renew his contract when it comes up.. and I would bet he probably isn’t interested in doing so anyways.