Re: Teacher damage

["Clark, Molly" <mclark2@PHOENIX.K12.NY.US>]

I think we are talking about two different things here.  If a teacher
checks a book out for the classroom, and it comes up missing or damaged,
then it is just good PR to write it off, but this teacher took the book
home (I assume that her dog is not allowed in school) and left it within
reach of her dog.  How can this be anything other than her responsibility?
Honestly, it wouldn't have occurred to me not to charge her. I suppose if
she's going to make a stink about paying, it might be better to let it go
in the long run, but I am guessing that she fessed up with the expectation
that she'll have to pay.  I would at least ASK.

Just my 2 cents.

Molly Clark

At 10:25 AM 1/4/02 EST, Jeanna Dennis wrote:
>I have had teachers drop videos and break them, check out 25 books and return
>23 and say " one of the students must have taken it" etc.  I am NOT allowed
>to charge them.   I have teachers who check out books in August and return
>them in May and I can't charge them fines.  I bet I lose 10--12 items a year
>checked out by teachers. Considering there are less than 50 faculty members I
>probably lose more per person than I do with students.
>I have never understood the reasoning of letting teachers get away with this.
> They are actually insulted or put out when you ask them to look for the
>items.  My principal feels if you charge teachers fines or make them pay for
>lost books then they will just quit using the library!
>Jeanna Dennis, LMS
>C.F. Hard Elementary
>Bessemer, AL
>Simon827@aol.com
>
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Molly Clark
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Elm St. Elementary (K-5)
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