[CALIBK12] Fines and Ed Code

[Thomas Nixon]

I think Susan Pennell has hit on a very valid point: Professional discretion. Just because you can do something does not mean you should do something in all cases. Sometimes there truly are things outside a student's ability to

This spring I stopped charging library fines for late books (due, in part, to CALIBk12). Lost  and damaged books are a very different story and I do perform my due diligence in getting books back. That being said, there have been a few (a very few) books where I did not make students pay. Most of those were related to social services, police involvement, homelessness, and so. However, the rest, to me, were a basic fairness issue. And that's where my professional discretion comes in.



Tom Nixon
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Teacher Librarian
Tehipite Middle School
630 N. Augusta Street
Fresno, CA 93701
(559) 457-3420, x. 570
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