Lesson needed

Harley lost a school textbook in his dropped Spanish Class from earlier this year. The replacement cost is $65.00. I assumed the book would be found somewhere in the building and returned. This has not happened. I am more than a bit steamed at Harley and the school.

I found out the book was still lost when I noticed a balance online a few days ago when checking his grades and assignments. This morning, I received an automatic email telling me the balance is due. No personal touches at this school. I guess a phone call would be asking too much with him being in middle school.

I've been scouring the internet trying to find a more reasonable replacement. Used books are everywhere, but time is pressing and I need to see the dang thing in person to ensure it would be acceptable and not all scribbled or missing pages. I will give up after I check my local used bookstore in my neighborhood.

I do not feel it is worth my time as I doubt that I could find an appropriate replacement by the last day of school.

I will double-check his locker after school and pay the damn bill.

All that remains is to think of a way to make this painful for him so that he learns a lesson and never looses something like this again. Simply taking the money from his bank account would be too easy, as there is no lesson or pain involved as Harley has no idea how much money he has in his savings account or his college fund.