H is for Hookey, B is for Busted

The public library is home to bookworms, librarians and now juvenile delinquents, The Gazette writes. And one school principal ain't having it.

The Gazette says one student from Oak View Elementary School ducked classes with a middle schooler and spent the day at the Long Branch library on Garland Avenue. Principal Peggy Salazar claims that librarians knew the kids were there but did not phone the school. It's not clear when the incident occurred.

Children are allowed to stay in the library as long as they behave, Parker Hamilton, director of the county's libraries, tells The Gazette. The policy has since been reviewed and may change, Hamilton says.

Salazar figures that the current policy is geared towards home-schooled kids, who may be dropped off at the library during the day. Hamilton says that it does happen occassionally.

Freakin' cool image from Good Girl Art.

"Truancy Sparks Library System to Review School-Hour Policy" (The Gazette)