GEN: confidentiality and sensitivity

[Harry Willems <harryw@ALLTEL.NET>]

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I am working with a school library/librarian that is getting into
sensitivity issues regarding books about suicide.  The materials seem to be
information on prevention, not how-to-manuals.  Should the school councilor
be advised of persons checking out this type of materials?  I am interested
in several things:
1.  policy on school library confidentiality (links to, or fax this part of
the policy to 620-365-5137)
2.  anecdotal information on breeches of confidentiality
3.  sensitivity issues regarding depressed students and preventing disasters
4.  specific library literature fairly current (last 2-3 years) on this
issue.
5.  good Internet sites that discuss the issue

Please post answers directly to me, unless an interesting thread develops
for general discussion.

Harry Willems, Consultant
Southeast Kansas Library System
harryw@alltel.net


Harry Willems, Assistant Director       harryw@alltel.net
Southeast Kansas Library System 620-365-5136
218 E. Madison                  fax: 620-365-5137
Iola, KS  66749

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