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I got this email (below) via AASL and it got me thinking/wondering. Do any schools in Illinois not charge replacement fines for LOST books? Feedback on that?  We have recently done away with overdue fines, but we still charge if a student loses a book or damages
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">The statement from the Missouri Association of School Librarians reads in part
</span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">"MASL supports and encourages the elimination of overdue fees, lost book fines, and other fiscal practices that reduce the number of books circulated to Missouri students, thereby decreasing the love
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">I didn’t log in to see the full statement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">She/her/hers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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