ParentStudentHandbook2017-18 AUG.17

rules, may result in cancellation of the privilege.

The Board of Education, under this agreement, is delegated the authority to determine appropriate use, and may deny, evoke, suspend, or close any user account at any time based upon its determination of inappropriate use by the user.

Individuals violating this policy shall be subject to one or more consequences. Please refer to the Student Discipline Code of Conduct. Unacceptable Uses The following uses of the school’s computers are considered unacceptable: Personal Safety 1. You will not post personal contact information about yourself or other people on the Internet. Personal contact information includes your address, telephone number, school address, home address, etc. 2. You will promptly disclose to your teacher or other school employees any e–mail message/ social media postings you receive that is inappropriate or makes you feel uncomfortable. 3. Refer to the Technology Handbook for more information. Illegal Activities 4. You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to teacher or staff computers, or go beyond your authorized access. This includes attempting to log in through another person’s account or access another person’s files. These actions are illegal, even if only for the purposes of “browsing.” 5. You will not make deliberate attempts to disrupt the computer system or destroy data by spreading computer viruses or by any other means. These actions are illegal. 6. You will not use e–mail to engage in any other illegal act, such as arranging for a drug sale or purchase of alcohol, engaging in criminal gang activity, threatening the safety of persons, etc. System Security 7. You are responsible for your individual account and should take all reasonable precautions to prevent others from being able to use your account. Under no conditions should you provide your password to another person. 8. You will immediately notify the teacher if you identified a possible security problem. Do not go looking for security problems because this may be construed as an illegal attempt to gain access. 9. You will avoid the inadvertent spread of computer viruses by having personal electronic storage devices checked by your teacher before using. Inappropriate Language 10. Restrictions against inappropriate language apply to public messages, private messages, and material posted on web pages and social media sites. 11. You will not use obscene, profane, lewd, vulgar, rude, inflammatory, threatening, or disrespectful language. 12. You will not post information that could cause damage or a danger of disruption. 13. You will not engage in personal attacks, including prejudicial or discriminatory attacks. 14. You will not harass another person. Harassment is persistently acting in a manner that distresses or annoys another person. If you are told by a person to stop sending messages, you must stop. 15. You will not knowingly or recklessly post false or defamatory information about a person or organization. Respect for Privacy 16. You will not repost a message that was sent to you privately without permission of the person who sent you the message. 17. You will not post private information about another person. Respecting Resource Limits 18. You will use the system only for educational and career development activities and limited, high–quality, self–discovery activities. 19. You will not post chain letters or engage in “spamming.” Spamming is sending an annoying or unnecessary message to a large number of people.

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