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  Middle-High Student Acceptable Use Policy (35 KiB, 4,246 hits)

Florence District One

Acceptable Use Policy for Middle and High School Students

Overview
Students in Florence School District One use a variety of material and information sources in various formats to support and extend the students’ learning experiences. Computers and computer networks are tools which students may use, provided they have a signed form on file and follow these established guidelines which have been established to enhance the learning of individual students while maintaining a safe, functional environment for all to use. The use of any computer, technology equipment, or software is a privilege, not a right. Depending on the nature and degree of the violation and the number of previous violations, unacceptable use of the school district system or the Internet may result in one or more of the following consequences: suspension or cancellation of use of access privileges; payments for damages and repairs; discipline under other appropriate FSD1 policies, including suspension, expulsion, or civil or criminal liability under other applicable laws.

Computer Use

No food or drink is permitted in a computer work area.

All student computer and network files are subject to review by the administration.

School computers are to be used for academic work at all times.

The school district will monitor the online activities of minors and employ technology protection measures during any use of such computers by minors and adults.

If a user inadvertently accesses unacceptable materials or an unacceptable Internet site, the user shall immediately disclose the inadvertent access to an appropriate school official.

Copyright and Plagiarism

The United States Copyright Law must be followed at all times.   Students may not illegally copy text, music, software, pictures, or graphics from any Internet or software source.   The “Fair Use” clause does give students some leniency for using some pictures, music, graphics, text, etc.  for academic purposes only, and the student’s teacher or media specialist will instruct him/her about the legalities and use of this clause when necessary and appropriate.   To avoid allegations of plagiarism, students should always request permission from the creator/owner of material or sites and should cite the Internet or software source where he/she obtains information or material.  

UNACCEPTABLE USES

The following uses of the school district system and Internet resources or accounts are considered unacceptable:

• Users will not use the school district system to access, review, upload, download, store, print, post, distribute, transmit, or receive abusive, profane, lewd, vulgar, rude, inflammatory, threatening, disrespectful or sexually explicit language, images or other media that are inappropriate to the educational setting or disruptive to the educational process or that could cause damage or danger of disruption or that advocate violence or discrimination toward other people (hate literature) or that may constitute harassment or discrimination.
• Users will not use the school system to post false or defamatory information about a person or organization, or to harass another person, or to engage in personal attacks, including prejudicial or discriminatory attacks.
• Users will not use the school district system to engage in any illegal act to violate any local, state or federal statute or law.
• Users will not use the school district system to vandalize, damage or disable the property of another person or organization, will not make attempts to degrade or disrupt equipment, software or system performance by spreading computer viruses or by any other means.
• Users will not use the school district system to tamper with, modify or change the school district system software, hardware or wiring or take any action to violate the school district system’s security (hacking).
• Users will not access, copy, or download streaming media unless authorized by the instructor for academic purposes. Users will not distribute unauthorized media content to other users.
• Users will not use the school district system in such a way as to disrupt the use of the system by other users.
• Users will not access, copy, or download music CDs unless they are appropriate for academic assignments and follow copyright guidelines.
• Users will not access mp3 players or iPods unless authorized by the instructor for academic purposes.
• Users will not attempt to access the network with personal devices, including cell phones, laptops, boot CDs, etc.
• Users will not access personal or social networking websites.
• Users will not access chat rooms, games, instant messaging, blogs and email except for designated classroom activities under the direct supervision of certified personnel and with the permission of the district technology department.
• Users will not use the school district system to post private information about another person, personal contact information about themselves or other persons unless under the supervision of certified personnel. This includes, but is not limited to, home addresses, telephone numbers, identification numbers, account numbers, access codes or passwords, labeled photographs or other information that would make the individual’s identity easily traceable.
• Users will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the school district system or any other network through the school district system, attempt to log in through another person’s account, or use computer accounts, access codes or network identification other that those assigned to the user.
• Users will not use proxy servers or any other means to bypass or disable the school district filtering system.
• Users will not use the school district system for unauthorized commercial purposes or for financial gain, or to purchase goods and services unrelated to the mission of the school district.
• Users are responsible for appropriate content contained on digital devices (flash drives, cameras, ipods, etc.) used for student work.

I         give           do not give      my child permission to use the Internet at school. 

Parent or Guardian signature: __________________________    

Date ______________________________

Printed Student name: _________________________________

Signature of student ___________________________________