I too agree that this would be considered a breach of the ALA's policy on intellectual freedom. It's definitely slippery when it comes to minors and their parents wanting to know what their child is reading. I would stand your ground with your principal and continue to encourage parents to have an open conversation with their child about what books they are reading.

Lauren Yansick

Library Media Specialist

The Sherman School

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On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 8:33 AM Cathy Andronik via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:

Isn't this an ALA privacy issue?

Cathy Andronik
Brien McMahon HS (retired)

On Friday 6 December 2024 at 08:27:51 am GMT-5, Allison Gale via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:

I realize this is a slippery slope, but my principal is wondering if parents can be automatically notified when a student checks out a book- in an effort for transparency- so they know what their student is reading.
Does anyone have this or something similar set up/ have experience with this?
My suggestion was to encourage parents to have a conversation with their students and they can ask to see their checkout history when the student is logged in.

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Mrs. Allison Gale
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Helen Keller Middle School Media Center
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