[ISLMA-Share] Middle School/Jr. High Explicit Content or Words Letter to Parents

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I completely understand that! A teacher is asking for help with writing a
letter to her 6th grade parents and I thought to collect some ideas from
others here before crafting something with her.

Thanks!

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 10:21 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I do not send letters to parents. If you start that, you will need to read
> and police every book that’s in your collection and you will be surprised
> at the language that shows up in places.
>
> I do stick YA stickers on books that are reviewed as 14 and up just as a
> heads up, but any of our students can check them out.  I remind students
> every year that just like you can see a big difference in kids’ sizes in a
> middle school, we also have a wide variety of reading levels and emotional
> maturity levels.  Students will find some books that they had in their
> elementary schools, but we will also have books in our collection that
> could be found at the high school.  I tell them every year at both the
> middle school and the high school level,* "If a book ever makes you feel
> uncomfortable, bring it back and check out something else.  What is not a
> good fit for you, might be a good fit for somebody else or you in the
> future.  Library books are optional free reading, not a requirement."*
>
> I have found that students do a good job of policing themselves.
>
> Jeanne Brucher
> Teacher-Librarian
> jbrucher at geneseoschools.org
> Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
> Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316
>
>
> On Sep 1, 2017, at 10:09 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> It is my first year in a middle school/jr. high school library setting.
> Does anyone have a letter that a teacher could send to parents about
> explicit content or word usage in particular books.
>
> Please share with me... I would love to see a few examples!
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Lani
> Lincoln Hall Library/Media Specialist
> Lincolnwood, IL
>
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