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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 
ONE ASHBURTON PLACE 
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 
  (617) 727-2200 
  (617) 727-4765 TTY 
  www.mass.gov/ago 
 
 
COMMISSION 
Created pursuant to Section 18 of  
Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2010 
 
Commission Meeting 
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 
10:00 am - Noon 
20th floor, 1 Ashburton Place 
 
Minutes 
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Chair: Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General 
Note Taker: Mary Sullivan, Attorney General’s Office 
Agenda Setting: No new issues were added to previously-issued agenda 
 
Commission Members in Attendance: 
Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General 
David Capeless, Berkshire County District Attorney 
Steve Clem, Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools in New England 
Michael Long, General Counsel, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents 
Mary Lyons, Police Chief, Mattapoisett, MA Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association 
Laura Salomons, School Committee Member, Sharon, MA, Massachusetts Association of School 
Committees 
 
Commission Members not in Attendance: 
Michael Bellotti, Sheriff, Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association 
 
Others in Attendance: 
Sandra Carter, Appleseed Network 
Dianne Curran, Associate General Counsel, Department of Early and Secondary Education 
(DESE)  
Karen Loewy, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)