[aisle] Replacement Charges

[Karrie Fisher]

I noted this new law here back in December, preparing for NO FINES.  My
admin gave me the list of names of the kids on the no fine list and I
entered that information into their patron record.  I never say anything to
the kids or the parents, but I tell them there must have been a mistake and
don't accept the money.  This saves a lot of time and person-power with
having to give money back.

We do not advertise that they don't have to pay for Chromebooks if they
ruin them; we do not charge them.

Everyone else gets charged for lost/damaged books, Chromebooks, etc.

I find it interesting to learn what other districts are doing.



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On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 1:35 PM Christine Cannata via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> My district implemented this January 1.  No lost fees for books or
> materials for any student. The bill specifically identifies students on fee
> waivers, but we would have to look up each student to see if they were on a
> waiver and charge them if they weren't.  We didn't feel searching for this
> information was equitable for all of our students or the most responsible
> use of our time (I'm now a solo librarian in 5 buildings with 5 full time
> clerks), so we removed lost and damaged fines for all students.
>
> We are allowed to charge for INTENTIONAL damage for any materials per this
> bill (we were told that by the business office) but again that requires us
> to interrogate students about how their books were damaged.  We don't
> handle any Chromebook fees so that's not on our plate.
>
> Our district agreed to pay to replace all the lost/damaged books we are no
> longer charging for so that we don't lose the inventory and the replacement
> doesn't come from our library budget.
>
> It's all a bit fuzzy to be honest!
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 9:53 AM Jacob Roskovensky via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> So administration is saying there is now a law that doesn't allow for us
>> to charge students that are free or reduced.   Does anyone know anything
>> about this?    I am being told if they lose a chromebook we can't even
>> assign a dollar amount to their account.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jacob P. Roskovensky
>> Librarian
>> Danville School District 118 <https://www.danville118.org/>
>>
>> 202 E Fairchild St
>> Danville, IL 61832
>> (217) 444-1533
>>
>>
>>
>> @jprosko
>> roskoihls at gmail.com
>> www.themillatsugargrove.com
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