[aisle] Student Confidentiality and Library Records

[Karrie Fisher]

I send reminder letters to parents for K-5.  The reminders also go to my
3-5 students.

In my middle school, I send reminders that their books are due/overdue to
students in grades 6-8.  Parents only get the email for 30+ overdue -
"please pay for this book" reminder. At that point the parents become
involved.  I do it this way so the 6-8 kids have some privacy about what
books they've checked out.

That being said, if a parent wants to know what book their kid has checked
out, I tell them.  I do not tell teachers, however.


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Karrie Fisher
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On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 12:36 PM Sara Bell via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I would love to learn more on this topic as well.
>
> Since a large portion of my background is in public libraries, I don't
> have an expert opinion. But it was my understanding that if the
> students are minors, school records can not be withheld from parents.
> School library accounts would also be school records, correct?
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 10:49 AM Anita Beaman via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>> Our district is updating our library policies and will be having a
>> discussion about student privacy and library records at our next meeting.
>> There was some disagreement about this topic at our last meeting and I'd
>> like to have some input to share at our next one.
>>
>> According to the Illinois Library Records Confidentiality Act,
>> <https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1004&ChapterID=16>
>> libraries cannot make records available "to the public."  Some on our
>> committee are arguing that making them available to parents isn't "the
>> public."  Others feel it's important to keep student records private, even
>> from parents.
>>
>> We're a K-12 district, so this complicates matters since different
>> arguments can be made for different age groups.
>>
>> We've discussed this on the listserve before but I'm still gathering
>> info.  How do you handle sharing this information and what grade level is
>> your building?
>>
>> Any online resources you know if discussion this are also welcome!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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>> important, as living within your means."--Calvin Coolidge
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