[CALIBK12] fines policy in your library

[Ron Black]

What's the fines policy in your district or at your school site?
 
A question has come up in our K-8 district concerning students being
allowed 
to continue checking out books after they've been fined for lost or
damaged 
materials. Up until now, our policy has been if they owe money, they
can't 
check out until they return the material in good condition or pay the
fine for 
it. 
 
However now some have looked at the California Ed Code and interpreted
it 
as reading that we cannot withhold textbooks OR library books from a 
student even though he or she has lost one or more and made no effort 
to pay or work off his or her fine. 
 
While we can understand every student needing a textbook no matter
what, 
some of our library technicians are understandably alarmed that we are
soon 
going to be expected to allow students to check out library books at
all times, 
no matter how many books they have lost and not paid for, and never
having 
to show any responsibility for damaged or lost materials.
 
So, we're checking on what the policies are in other school libraries.
Any info you can pass on to us would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
Ronald L. Black
rblack at eusd4kids.org 
Central School Library
Escondido Union School District
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