Re: Teacher damage

[Barb Engvall <engvallb@ELLTEL.NET>]

I agree...if the book was checked out by a student and chewed up by a dog I
would expect some sort of payment, whether it be in cash or loss of
privileges or other reparation...(I cover the dog chewing completely at the
beginning of the school year)...if the teacher had it at home in a place
that was not safe, it is negligence. I have written off hundreds of books
over the years that have been lost in classrooms but whenever a teacher has
damaged a book (one last year spilled a cup of coffee over a brand new book)
I do expect payment. Fortunately whenever my teachers have been responsible
for a badly damaged book they have willingly paid for it. How can we teach
responsibility to the children if it isn't modelled? They learn a great deal
when their teacher owns up to having damaged a book. (we cannot demand
payment from the students since we have such a high free and reduced lunch
number...I do require a contact from the parent about lost books, either a
note or phone call.)


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Barb Engvall
Library Media Specialist
John Campbell Elementary School
408 N. 1st Street
Selah, Wa  98942

engvallb@elltel.net


> From: "Clark, Molly" <mclark2@PHOENIX.K12.NY.US>
> Reply-To: "Clark, Molly" <mclark2@PHOENIX.K12.NY.US>
> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 14:30:38 -0500
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Teacher damage
>
> 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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