Debate: Are School Librarians Expendable?
States and cities are under severe budget constraints. They are turning to the library.

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: School teachers perform the duties that libraries are expected too perform, and thus libraries are redundant.
Warrant 0: teachers can work two jobs at once
Warrant 1: teachers can't work two jobs at once
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: The internet is full of things which can fool impressionable students, some learn easily, while other will be fooled.
Warrant 0: parents and teachers can educate them on how to distinguish alternative facts from reality
Warrant 1: parents and teachers cannot educate them on how to distinguish alternative facts from reality
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: School teachers perform the duties that libraries are expected too perform, and thus libraries are redundant.
Warrant 0: Librarians act as historians and have a plethora of knowledge.
Warrant 1: librarians act as school teachers in the redundant libraries
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: The costs to replace school librarians with technology is prohibitive.
Warrant 0: that cost can't be reduced with the technology we have
Warrant 1: that cost could be reduced greatly with newer advancements in technology and a proper database
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: Public librarians can be important to people's lives.
Warrant 0: school librarians don't work with the same people that public ones do
Warrant 1: school librarians and public librarians work similarly with all people
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: The internet is full of things which can fool impressionable students, some learn easily, while other will be fooled.
Warrant 0: librarians have no expertise in helping students navigate the internet
Warrant 1: librarians have vast expertise in helping students navigate the internet
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: A librarian can lead the school in information resource management and use.
Warrant 0: the library is not used in modern times due to the proliferation of internet access on phones
Warrant 1: the library is still used in modern times even with the proliferation of internet access on phones
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: The costs to replace school librarians with technology is prohibitive.
Warrant 0: librarians can't be replaced with technologies
Warrant 1: librarians can be replaced with technologies
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: School librarians are not expendable
Reason: Librarians are usually the only professionals able to teach students to recognize credible sources of information.
Warrant 0: students need to practice self-directed learning
Warrant 1: students need to be taught this valuable skill
Correct warrant: 0