[ISLMA-Share] Bloody Noses with books

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It was returned unusable. I toss the book and charge the student. If it's a
financial hardship for the family, we let them work it off in the media
center - wiping down computers, straightening magazines, etc., depending on
their skill level.

Chris Wilson

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Oh, how embarrassing for the student!  When that happens for us, we put
> the book in a bag and take it to the nurse's office for disposal.  We don't
> charge the student.
>
> Susie Narkis
> District Librarian, Berkeley School District 87
> (708) 449-3262 (MacArthur Middle School)
> snarkis at berkeley87.org
>
> Currently Reading: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Dear All,
>> I have never had this happen before.  I had a student leak blood on a
>> library book while trying to stop his bloody nose.  What have you done in
>> the past with this?  Pitch the book?  Have the student pay for it?  Write
>> it off to an accident?
>> Kathy Wickline
>> Unity Junior High Librarian
>> Tolono, IL
>> wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
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