Re: [LM_NET] Response note to parent re book choice

[Jill Marks <Jill.Marks@WCDSB.CA>]

I would agree that this may be a case where one should consider choosing
one's battles.

 

If it were a public library situation, there would be no question that
the request is unreasonable. However in a school setting, parents have
expectations that their wishes regarding their children's choices will
be honoured. 

 

Eventually one would hope that the parent will realize that their
request is unrealistic.

 

In the meantime you might try to use this point as a jumping off point
for discussions with the parent through recommending books that you both
can agree on. Over the years I have made some very surprising allies
with people whom I met due to conflict over book choices.

 

Good luck with this.

 

Jill Marks (MLIS)

Library Technician 

 

St. Brigid Catholic School 

Ayr, Ontario 

519-632-5101 

 

St. Gregory Catholic School 

Cambridge, Ontario 

519-621-6770 

 

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

jill.marks@wcdsb.ca

 

________________________________

 

Date:    Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:28:13 -0500

From:    Harry Coffill <HCoffill@EGRPS.ORG>

Subject: Re: Response note to parent re book choice

 

Terri-

=20

Are you sure you want to get in this fight?

=20

I would certainly agree to not check out ANY books to her student if
that = is the parents wish. It is not your job to screen material for
individual = students, merely to follow your district selection policy.
I would attempt = to have that conversation in front of the student, as
well, so she = understands the reason she may not check out materials.

=20

Harry

=20

=20

Harry F. Coffill

hcoffill@egrps.org=20

Media Center Specialist

East Grand Rapids Middle School

Drama Department

East Grand Rapids High School=20

 

There's no use going to school unless your final destination is the =
library.=20 -Ray Bradbury

 

>>> On 12/16/2009 at  3:23 PM, in message 

>>> <156717178.2586851260995014753.Ja=

vaMail.root@sz0167a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>, Terri Jeffrey =
<tljeffrey@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

Hi folks:=20

 

 

 

I'm in need of a written response to a parent that does not want their =
child (Kindergarten) to check out books with the word "stupid" in them.
= She has made the suggestion that this is due to poor monitoring of the
= students in library.  Of course, this is totally not the case, simply
a = different view of what my job is and what her job as a parent
entails.  = Does anyone have anything already written up as I know this
has happened = to many of us many times. =20

 

 

 

Thanks,=20

 

 

Terri Jeffrey=20

 

Library Media Specialist=20

 

Little Cedars Elementary School=20

 

Snohomish, WA 98296=20

 

tljeffrey@comcast.net=20

 

 

Jill Marks (MLIS)
Library Technician 

St. Brigid Catholic School 
Ayr, Ontario 
519-632-5101 

"Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself." Robert
Heinlein

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