A couple of weeks ago we had our first "casualty" of the iPod Touch pilot program. A student's iPod had it's screen cracked. From memory, the student was unsure of how this happened.
After much to-ing and fro-ing, it was decided that the College would pay for the repair of this iPod. As it happens, the repair is more expensive than a replacement iPod...so we're purchasing a replacement instead. I can't say that I am happy with the fact that the College is picking up the tab. After all the trouble we went to, to explain to the students about being responsible for their iPods, I think that this damage was caused by the student being negligent...ie, they didn't know where their iPod was, and therefore they failed to ensure its safety.
In my opinion, this creates a bad precedent...once word gets around I can imagine parents complaining "why do I have to pay for this broken iPod, when <<this other student>> didn't have to pay for theirs" - totally unacceptable. Fingers crossed that this doesn't happen...but I have my concerns.
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