The District Internet/network system has a limited educational purpose. The term "educational purpose" includes use of the system for classroom activities, continuing education, professional or career development, and high-quality, educationally enriching personal research.
You may not use the district Internet system for commercial purposes. This means you may not offer, provide, or purchase products or services through the district Internet system.
You may not use the district Internet system for political lobbying. But you may use the system to communicate with elected representatives and to express your opinion on political issues.
You will only access the District Internet/network system while under the direct supervision of a classroom teacher or other staff member.
The classroom teacher or other staff member who is supervising your Internet access will determine whether the material you access on the Internet is appropriate based on the guidelines specified in the District Network and Internet Use Guidelines.
If you inadvertently access material that is inappropriate, you should immediately disclose the inadvertent access to a teacher or staff member. This will protect you against an allegation that you have intentionally violated these guidelines.
The district has installed technology protection measures to protect against access to inappropriate material. The fact that the technology protection measures have not protected against access to certain material shall not create the presumption that such material is appropriate for you to access.
You will not make deliberate attempts to bypass the technology protection measures.
You may use real-time electronic communication, such as chat or instant messaging, only under the direct supervision of a teacher or in moderated environments that have been established to support educational activities and have been approved by the district.
You will not disclose your full name or any other personal contact information except to education institutions for educational purposes, companies or other entities for career development purposes, or with specific staff approval.
You will not disclose names, personal contact information, or any other private or personal information about other students under any circumstances.
You will not agree to meet with someone that you have met online without your parent's approval and participation.
You will promptly disclose to your teacher or other school staff any message you receive that is inappropriate or makes you feel uncomfortable. You should not delete such messages until instructed to do so by a staff member.
Personal contact information includes your name together with other information that would allow an individual to locate you, including, but not limited to, your parent's name, your home address or location, your work address or location, or your phone number.
You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the District Internet/network system or to any other computer system through the District Internet/network system or go beyond your assigned authorized access. This includes attempting to login through another person's account or access another person's files.
You will not make deliberate attempts to disrupt the usability of the District Internet/network system. This includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creation of computer viruses, worms, trojans, etc.
You will abide by all of the rules defined in the Student Code of Conduct while accessing the District Internet/network system.
You will not plagiarize material that you find on the Internet. Plagiarism is taking the ideas or writings of others and presenting them as if they were your own.
You will respect the rights of copyright owners in your use of materials found on the Internet. Copyright infringement occurs when you inappropriately reproduce a work that is protected by a copyright. Copyright law can be very confusing. If you have questions ask a teacher.
You are responsible for your individual account on the District Internet/network system 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 or let them use your account for any reason.
You will use the District Internet/network system for educational activities only.
You will not install any software onto District computers nor will you run any software from an external storage device (e.g. flash drive) without prior written permission from the Technology Coordinator. To protect the security of the District Internet/network system any external storage device that you bring to school may be searched to verify that it is being used in accordance with these guidelines.
You will not use any non District owned devices to access the District Internet/network system without prior written permission from the Technology Coordinator.
You should expect only limited privacy in the contents of your personal files on the District Internet/network system and records of your online activity. All student use of the Internet will be supervised and monitored. The district's monitoring of Internet usage can reveal all activities you engage in using the district Internet system.
Your parents have the right to request to see the contents of your personal computer files at any time.
The District will not guarantee that the functions or services provided through the District Internet/network system will be without error. The district will not be responsible for any damage you may suffer, including but not limited to, loss of data, interruptions of service, or exposure to inappropriate material or people. The district is not responsible for the accuracy or quality of the information obtained through the system. The district will not be responsible for financial obligations arising through the unauthorized use of the system. Your parents can be held financially responsible for any harm that may result from your intentional misuse of the system. You may only use the system if your parents have signed the Student Network and Internet Use Agreement.