[CASL-L] Equity of Access Question

[STEPHANIE PATTERSON]

Michele, I have the same issues here at Southington High. Teachers can be very harsh about this- and they are very insistent that students have printers at home, with ink and paper etc etc. In fact, many do not, and many have jobs and extra-curricular commitments that make it impossible to pop into the library or Staples to print.


I'd sent that up to the principal. I've shared my opinion with teachers. Many do not like to correct or comment on Google docs or Google classroom because they say it takes more time to type a comment than it does to mark a paper with a pen. If a copier is down, it seems rather unfair to penalize students.


Stephanie Patterson
Southington High School Library
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Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 10:29:17 AM
To: Michele Eligio
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Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Equity of Access Question

Hi Michele,
You may have to speak to the principal about this so he/she can make a policy decision.  Your school needs to provide reliable printing or the teachers can't require it.  What an unnecessary reason to stress out the kids!  Teachers can easily print out papers turned in to them electronically.

Tracy Earnshaw
Coginchaug Regional High School
Durham, CT

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 9:20 AM, Michele Eligio <meligio at northbranfordschools.org<mailto:meligio at northbranfordschools.org>> wrote:
Hi,

Our library copier (the only copier students have access to) has been down for several days awaiting repair. It is also periodically down as the machine quite honestly cannot handle the amount of copying/printing it is required to perform. Despite being a Google school, several of our teachers require that students turn in a printed copy of their assignments in order to receive credit.

My personal feeling is that when the library copier is down, students should be allowed to share assignments with their teachers via Google in lieu of turning in a printed copy (as we cannot provide this for them) and that grades should not be docked for turning in assignments in this manner as this is an equity of access issue.

The teachers further push back saying that students always have the ability to get themselves to our town library to print their work there. However, I still feel that requiring students go to the town library is also an equity of access issue as transportation can also cause a hardship to families.

I would like to know others thoughts on this matter as perhaps I am off base.


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Sincerely,

Michele Eligio

North Branford High School Librarian

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