Re: [LM_NET] Overdues Rant

[Cheryl Youse <cyouse@GMAIL.COM>]

>
>
>  It is tough to keep the emotion out of it when you work hard to select
> books, know what your budget is and that you won't be able to replace them
> all ans well as purchase new titles.
>


>  My classic overdue was back in the day before computer checkouts, when
> students still signed cards. I had one parent who insisted (of course) that
> her 7th grader had not checked out the book. I pulled out the card and he
> verified his signature in front of her. I recieved a three page letter
> telling me I was an extortionist, among other things. I took it to the
> principal and asked if I should waive the fine for the lost book--if she
> became so upset it must be a financial hardship and I was willing to let it
> go. He said I was the third teacher that had gotten such a letter and to
> deposit the accompanying check quickly. She had written "extortion" in the
> explanatory field. Over the summer, we learned the student had just been
> diagnosed with major heart problems and he spent the summer in the hospital.
> He recovered. But as a couple of others have pointed out, sometimes it's not
> really about the book. That being said, I'm always more lenient when they
> come in with honey instead of vinegar. (I still have the letter though).
>


-- 
Cheryl Youse, MLS
Media Specialist
Colquitt County High School
Moultrie, GA
cyouse@gmail.com

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