Re: Teacher and lost/damaged books

["Gustafson, Jean" <JeanGustafson@SELAH.K12.WA.US>]

PR

That's what comes to mind.  I never make a teacher pay for a lost book that
they checked out for their classroom.  Nobody's ever abused that trust.
They will even come in with checkbook in hand and ask how much they owe.  I
explain to them that I believe that the book was probably put away with the
other materials for that unit and they will find it next year.  Which
happens more times than not.

I don't have to pay for the books that are missing from the library and
never want anybody to suggest that since they were in my care and they
disappeared I should have to pay for them.

If a book's been checked out for their own pleasure, they then fall under
the same rules as the other patrons and none of them  have a problem with
that.

Jean

Jean Gustafson
Library Media Specialist
Selah JR. High
Selah, WA 98942
jeangustafson@selah.k12.wa.us
1-509-697-0500

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