Dillon School District 3

Acceptable Use Policy/Internet Safety Policy

Policy

Administrative Rule part 1

Administrative Rule part 2

Policy

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

Code IFBGA* Issued 9/96

Electronic communications system

The board is committed to the development and establishment of a quality, equitable and cost effective electronic communications system. The system’s sole purpose will be for the advancement and promotion of learning and teaching.

The district’s system will be used to provide statewide, national and global communications opportunities for staff and students.

The superintendent will establish administrative regulations for the use of the district’s system.

Failure to abide by the district policy and administrative regulations governing use of the district’s system may result in the suspension and/or revocation of system access. Additionally, student violations may result in discipline up to and including expulsion. Staff violations may also result in discipline up to and including dismissal. Fees, fines or other charges may also be imposed.

Adopted 9/10/96

Latta School District

ADMINISTRATIVE RULE

INTERNET ACCESS

Code IFBGA

PURPOSE

The purpose for Internet access and use of this technology in the classroom is to enhance and support instruction. Only information of sound educational value that meets the goals and objectives of the instructional program will be used in the schools.

ACCESS

Each principal will be responsible to develop procedures for students and staff to access Internet and utilize this technology in the school. Each staff member should be trained prior to use of this technology. Principals must verify each staff member is capable of properly using and is knowledgeable of policies and procedures for this technology. Teachers should verify each student is capable of using and is knowledgeable of policies and procedures for this technology.

Teachers will have access to search for information that is useful educationally for our instructional goals. Staff will not have access to information that is clearly immoral or pornographic. Access for personal value is not allowed.

Students will have access to information that is only useful for educational purposes for instruction. Access for personal value is not allowed.

Teachers must use passwords to access school networks. Each teacher will be responsible for use of their password. Principals will keep a copy of all access login and password commands. Principals will periodically monitor the tracking of each staff use to ensure no misuse. Consequences range from a warning to termination.

Principals will develop procedures to periodically monitor tracking of student users. Consequences of misuse will range from a warning to expulsion.

SELECTION OF ACCESS MATERIAL

Principals will select a committee to screen and recommend to the principal those access areas that should be allowable for student use (instructional). As these areas are approved by the principal access will be available. Teachers searching for appropriate instructional areas that encounter immoral or pornographic material should immediately inform the principal so that material can be filtered from access.

All available access material and procedures for access must also be approved by the superintendent (or designee). Appeals for denied access will follow normal procedures starting with the school committee, principal, superintendent and the Board of Trustees.

Administrative Rule

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

Code IFBGA-R* Issued 9/96

General system user responsibilities

On-line conduct

• The individual in whose name a system account is issued is responsible at all times for it’s proper use. The district’s system will be used only for educational purposes consistent with the district’s mission and goals. The district prohibits commercial and/or personal use of the district’s system.
• System users will not submit, publish or display on the district’s system any inaccurate and/or objectionable material.
• System users will not encourage the use of tobacco, alcohol or controlled substances or otherwise promote any other activity prohibited by district policy, state or federal law.
• Transmission of material, information or software in violation of any district policy, local, state or federal law is prohibited.
• System users identifying a security problem on the district’s system must notify the appropriate teacher, principal or district coordinator.
• System users may not use another individual’s system account without written permission from the principal or district coordinator as appropriate.
• Attempts by a student to log on to the district’s system as a district administrator will result in cancellation of user privileges and may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.
• System users will not write to directories other than their own as identified by the district.
• Teachers may require students to restrict access to course program files.
• Any system user identified as a security risk or having a history of violations of district and/or building computer-use guidelines may be denied access to the district’s system.
• Forgery or attempted forgery of electronic mail messages is prohibited. Attempts to read, delete, copy or modify the electronic mail of other system users is prohibited as is deliberate interference with the ability of other system users to send/receive electronic mail.
• In order to reduce unnecessary system traffic, system users may use realtime conference features such as talk/chat/Internet Relay Chat only as approved by the student’s teacher.
• System users will remove electronic mail in accordance with established retention guidelines. Such messages may be removed by the building principal if not attended to by the system user.
• System users will not evade, change or exceed resource quotas or disk usage quotas as set by the principal. A user who remains in non-compliance of disk space quotas after seven calendar days of notification may have his/her files removed by the principal. Such quotas may be exceeded only by requesting to the principal that disk quotas be increased and stating the need for the increase.
• System users will do a virus check on downloaded files to avoid the spreading of computer viruses. Deliberate attempts to degrade or disrupt system performance will be viewed as violation of district policy and administrative regulations and may be viewed as criminal activity under applicable state and federal laws.
• Vandalism will result in cancellation of system use privileges. Fines will be imposed for acts of vandalism. Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy district equipment or materials, data of another user of the district’s system or any of the agencies or other networks that are connected to the Internet. This includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creating of computer viruses.
• Any software having the purpose of damaging the district’s system or other user’s system is prohibited.
• Copyrighted material may not be placed on any system connected to the district’s system without the author’s permission. Only the owner’s or individuals the owner specifically authorizes may upload copyrighted material to the system.
• System users may download copyrighted material for their own use. System users may redistribute non-commercial copyrighted programs only with the express permission of the owner or authorized person. Such permission must be specific in the document or must be obtained directly from the author in accordance with applicable copyright laws, district policy and administrative regulations.
• System users may upload public domain programs to the system. System users may also download public domain programs for their own use or non-commercially redistribute a public domain program. System users are responsible for determining whether a program is in the public domain.

Telephone/membership/other changes

• The district assumes no responsibility or liability for any membership or phone charges including, but not limited to, long distance charges, per minute (unit) surcharges and/or equipment or line costs incurred by any home usage of the district’s system.
• Any disputes or problems regarding phone services for home users of the district’s system are strictly between the system user and his/her local telephone company and/or long distance service provider.
• Commercial and/or personal use of the district’s system is prohibited.

Updating member account information

• The district may require new registration and account information from system users to continue service.
• System users must notify the district of any changes of account information such as address and phone number.
• Student account information will be maintained in accordance with applicable education records law and district policy and administrative regulations.

Information content/ third party supplied information

• System users and parents of system users are advised that use of the district’s system may provide access to other electronic communications systems that may contain inaccurate and/or objectionable material.
• The district does not condone the use of objectionable materials. Such materials are prohibited in the school environment.
• Parents of students with accounts on the district’s system should be aware of the existence of such materials and monitor their student’s home usage of the district’s system accordingly.
• Students knowingly bringing prohibited materials into the school environment will be subject to suspension and/or revocation of their privileges on the district’s system and will be subject to discipline in accordance with the district’s policy and applicable administrative regulations.
• Staff knowingly bringing prohibited materials into the school will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with district policy for discipline and dismissal.
• Opinions, advice, services and all other information expressed by system users, information providers, service providers or other third party individuals in the system are those of the providers and not the district.

System access

• The following individuals are authorized to use the district’s system:
• All district employees
• Students in grades K-12. Students may be granted account for up to one academic year at a time. K-12 teachers may apply for a class account. The teacher is ultimately responsible for use of the account and is required to maintain password confidentiality by not giving his/her password to students. All passwords should be changed frequently.
• Non-school persons who request guest accounts. Guest account requests may be made to the principal. Requests may be granted on a case-by-case basis consistent with the district’s mission and goals and as needs and resources permit.

• Students completing required course work on the system have first priority to district equipment after school hours.

Issued 9/10/96

Latta School District