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I've been reading this thread with great interest. Several years ago I had a teacher who did not return a large number of books. It took 2 years but it was finally resolved. I am a little ill at ease with the notion that public school teachers should not have to pay for lost books "because the taxpayers pay for them." Are we not modeling behavior for our students? So why should teachers get off the hook for lost books but students have to pay? A lost book is a lost book and leaves a gap in our collections. The responsible thing to do is "if you broke it, you bought it!" -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Glasgow, Joanne Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:52 AM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Re: Teacher's smoking Sometimes when it is a teacher who has lost an item and is remorseful I just ask them to donate a book they really liked to the library. Sometimes the responsible ones just have a need to atone and this is a way they can both do that and share a part of themselves with the kids. It's a win win. Now the guy at my school who currently own $150.00+ in lost books -- not quite sure what to do about him. He is remorseful, but that's about it. Joanne Benson Glasgow Teacher Librarian Evergreen Campus Library serving AAA, HS3 and TEC HS 830 SW 116th Street Seattle, WA 98146 206-631-6233 or 206-631-6230 glasgowj@hsd401.org http://www.hsd401.org/ourschools/highschools/evergreen/library.htm "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians...." (Monty Python) -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of janet perry Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 5:31 AM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Teacher's smoking I think I know how some of our chronic non-book return students will end up. They will become teachers who do the same thing. I do the very best I can to get the books back from the teachers, but, ultimately, it's up to them to be responsible. One year I had two teachers who acted completely differently. One absolutely insisted she had returned the book (I've heard that before!), and the other had her check book out ready to pay, owning up to the responsibility. I took no money. I never expect teachers to pay. It is the taxpayers and kids who lose out, not me personally. I don't see how it would have been fair to charge the teacher who was being responsible, and not charge the other one. Unfortunately book loss is a cost of doing business whether it comes from students or teachers. Just how I handle things here. And I'm not dealing with lots of books like some of our members have talked about. Currently reading The Graveyard Book (very weird) Janet Perry, Prek-12 Librarian Cerro Gordo CUSD 100, Cerro Gordo, IL perrybros@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live(tm): Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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