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Ditto for us.  The student is still responsible for the material.



*Lisa Walsh*
Media Specialist
Hillcrest High School
Bremen High School District 228
17401 South Pulaski Road
Country Club Hills, IL  60478
*Phone*:  708-467-4875
*Email*:   lwalsh at bhsd228.com


On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:41 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We had this happen a couple of years ago.  Fortunately, the item showed
> up, but I had told the student he was responsible for the item.  He would
> have had to pay.
>
> Kathy Wickline
> Unity Junior High Librarian
> Tolono, IL
> wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
>
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>
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:32 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Good morning.  I have a conundrum that I would like some advice on....
>>
>> A student came to us and said that the library material she borrowed from
>> us was stolen from her.  What do you do in situations like this?  Do you
>> still have the student who borrowed the material pay for the lost item, or
>> do something else?  Do you have different consequences when the item
>> borrowed is a book vs. headphones, etc?
>>
>> My gut is telling me that the student is still responsible for the
>> materials they borrowed and therefore should pay for a replacement, but I'm
>> wondering what other schools do in situations like this.
>>
>> Thanks for all your help!
>> Amy Phillips
>> Riverside Brookfield High School
>> Library Media Specialist
>> aebromberg at gmail.com
>> phillipsa at rbhs208.net
>> 847-722-6169
>>
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