Aligned with the
Children 's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2000
2003-2004
The Dora CSD is making Internet access available to the
staff and students in the district. We are very pleased to bring this access to
Dora CSD and believe the Internet offers a multitude of valuable resources.
The Internet is an electronic highway connecting thousands
of computers all over the world to millions of individual subscribers who have
access to electronic mail communication with one another, information and news
from research institutions, colleges and libraries, as well as discussion
groups on a wide variety of topics.
With access to computers and people all over the world also
comes the availability of material that may not be considered to be of
educational value in the context of the school environment. Although Dora CSD
will try to curtail this information, the Internet is designed in such a manner
that all materials contained within it are accessible using various search and
retrieval tools. Therefore, in order to protect the users, both adults and
children, from obscene, pornographic, harmful, and inappropriate materials the
district has an Internet filter in place, emphasizes to all users the
appropriate use of the Internet, electronic mail, and other network usage, and
has teachers and other staff members monitor student Internet use. Ultimately,
the responsibility rests with the user who must adhere to strict guidelines.
These guidelines are provided so users are aware of the responsibilities they
are about to acquire. In general, this requires efficient, ethical, and legal
utilization of the network resources. If a user violates any of these
provisions, his or her account could be terminated and future access denied.
The signature(s) at the end of this document is (are) legally binding and
indicates the party (parties) who signed has (have) read the terms and
conditions carefully and understand(s) their significance.
Network Administration
District Level
The superintendent or designee will
oversee the District's electronic communications system,
The District's system will be used only for administrative
and educational purposes consistent with the District's mission and goals.
Commercial use by individuals of the District's system is strictly prohibited.
The District will provide training to employees in proper
use of the system and will provide all users with
copies of acceptable use guidelines. All
training in the use of the District's system will emphasize the ethical use of
this resource.
As the district-level coordinator for the
electronics communications system, the superintendent or designee will:
- Be
authorized to monitor or examine all system activities, including
electronic mail transmissions, as deemed appropriate to ensure proper use
of the system.
- Be
authorized to establish a retention schedule for messages on any
electronic bulletin board and to remove messages posted locally that are
deemed to be inappropriate.
- Set
limits for disk utilization on the system, as needed.
- Deny,
revoke, or suspend specific user accounts, with or without cause or
notice, for lack of use, violation of network regulations or as a result
of other disciplinary actions against the user.
Campus Level
As the campus-level coordinator for the
electronic communications system, the principal or designee will:
- Be
responsible for disseminating and enforcing applicable District policies
and acceptable use guidelines for the District's system at the campus
level.
- Ensure
that all users of the District's system complete and sign an agreement to
abide by District policies and administrative regulations regarding such
use. All such agreements will be maintained on file in the principal's
office.
- Ensure that employees supervising students who use the
District's system provide training emphasizing the appropriate use of this
resource.
System Access
Access to the District's electronic
communications system will be governed as follows:
- Upon
agreeing to the District's Acceptable Use Policy and approval of the
Superintendent or designee,
a student or employee account will be set
up and access to the network granted. Employees will receive system and
electronic mail accounts. Students will receive a system account.
- Students
are permitted to use computer-related equipment when supervised or given
permission by a staff
member.
- When using a computer, students are directly
responsible to any staff member.
- Any
system user identified as a security risk or having violated District
and/or campus computer use guidelines may be denied access to the
District's system.
- Termination of a user's access will be effective on the
date the principal or District coordinator receives notice of student
withdrawal, revocation of system privileges or on a future date if so
specified in the notice.
- Note that Electronic Mail is not guaranteed to be
private. People who operate the
system have access to all mail. All
files passing through the Dora Consolidated Schools Network are subject to
be viewed or scanned at any time by an administrator.
User Responsibilities
The following standards will apply to all
users of the District's electronic information/communications systems:
- Be
polite.
- Revealing personal information, including names,
addresses or phone numbers of the user or others is prohibited.
- Use appropriate language. Swearing, vulgarity, ethnic
or racial slurs and any other inflammatory language is prohibited.
- Users
shall not deliberately use the computer to annoy or harass others with
language, images or threats.
- Users shall not deliberately access or create any
obscene or objectionable information, language or images.
- Pretending
to be someone else when sending/receiving messages is inappropriate.
- Transmitting obscene messages, pictures,
or graphics is prohibited.
- The
individual in whose name a system account is issued will be responsible at
all times for its proper use.
- Users
shall not let other persons use their name, login, password or files for
any reason (except for authorized staff members).
- Users
shall not use or try to discover another user's password.
- System
users may not use another person's system account without written
permission from the District coordinator.
- The system may not be used for illegal purposes, in
support of illegal activities or for any other activity prohibited by
District policy.
- Use for
commercial, income generating or “for-profit” activities, product
advertisement or political lobbying is prohibited by users. Sending
unsolicited junk mail or chain letters is prohibited.
- Users
shall not use DCSD computers or networks for any non-instructional or
non-administrative purposes (e.g. games or activities for personal
profit).
- Students
shall only use their school assigned e-mail account. Other accounts such as ‘HotMail’ are
prohibited from being accessed on school premises. This guideline is in place due to the
anonymity factor and the frequency of receiving unsolicited mail while
using these commercial accounts.
- Students
who receive information or messages that make them uncomfortable will
immediately report the occurrence to the supervising staff.
- Chat
lines are prohibited.
- System
users must purge electronic mail in accordance with established retention
guidelines. (Messages will be
purged or put in folders on a weekly basis)
- Forgery
or attempted forgery of electronic mail messages is prohibited. Attempts
to read, delete, copy or modify the electronic
mail of other system users while attempting to send/receive electronic
mail is prohibited.
- System
users may not install any program or software without the written
permission of one of the following; Superintendent, District-level
coordinator or technology committee.
- Users
shall not erase, rename or make unusable anyone else's computer files,
programs or disks.
- Users
shall not use a computer or network for unlawful purposes, such as the
illegal copying or installation of software.
- No food
or drink is permitted in a computer work area.
- Users
shall not copy, change or transfer any software or documentation provided
by Dora CSD, teachers or another student without permission from the site
administrator.
- Users
shall not write, produce, generate, copy, propagate or attempt to
introduce any computer code designed to self-replicate, damage or
otherwise hinder the performance of any computer's memory, file system or
software.
- Users
shall not intentionally damage the system, damage information belonging to
others, misuse system resources or allow others to misuse system
resources.
- Using the
network in such a way that would disrupt the use of the network by other users
is prohibited.
- Users
shall not tamper with computers, networks, printers or other associated
equipment except as directed by the teacher or other technology personnel.
- Users
shall not take home technology equipment (hardware or software) without
written permission of the supervisor.
- Irresponsible
or excessive use of printers will result in a lab fee based on the
decision of the lab manager.
- Accidental
opening of site
·
Must
be closed within 15 seconds or will result in a discipline report.
·
All
deliberate incidents will require a written discipline report, which shall be
submitted to the principal for disciplinary action.
THE USE
OF DORA HIGH SCHOOL’S COMPUTER EQUIPMENT IS NOT A RIGHT, BUT A
PRIVILEGE
Consequences for Deliberate Violation of AUP
Guidelines
- Detention
and/or cleaning lab after school
- May
result in a lab fee based on the decision of the lab manager
- Temporary
loss of computer use
- In School
Suspension
- Loss of
computer use for the remaining year
- Termination/Revocation
of System User Account
- The District may suspend or revoke a system user's
access to the District's system upon violation of District policy and/or
administrative regulations regarding acceptable use.
- A student knowingly bringing prohibited materials into
the school's electronic environment will be subject to a suspension
and/or a revocation of privileges on the District's system and will be
subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of
Conduct.
Disclaimer
System users and parents of students with
access to the District's system should be aware that use of the system may
provide access to other electronic communications systems in the global
electronic network that may contain inaccurate and/or objectionable material.
The District's system is provided on an ''as is, as
available" basis. The District does not make any warranties, whether
expressed or implied, including without limitation those of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any services provided by the
system and any information or software contained therein. The District does not warrant that the
functions or services performed by or that information or software contained on
the system will meet the system user's requirements or that the system will be
uninterrupted or error-free or that defects will be corrected.
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.
The District will cooperate fully with local, state or
federal officials in any investigation concerning or relating to misuse of the
District's electronic communications system.
Aligned with the
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2000
2003-2004
THE PARENT /STUDENT AGREEMENT
Student's Name: ____________________________ Student's Social
Security Number: _____________________
Addition to
Student Code of Conduct
In order to make sure that all members of
the DCSD community understand and agree to abide by the conditions and spirit
of the policy, DCSD asks that the parent/guardian and student sign the
following agreements:
Parent/Guardian
Agreement
I agree not to hold Dora Consolidated School
District, or any of its employees, or any of the
institutions or networks providing access to networks responsible for the
performance of the system or the content of any material accessed through it.
I understand and agree that any financial
transaction undertaken by this student from the school Internet account is my
responsibility.
As the parent or guardian of this student, I have read the
Terms and Conditions for Dora Consolidated School facilities use and Internet access. I
understand that this free access is designed for educational purposes. However,
I also recognize that it is impossible to restrict access to all controversial
materials, and I will not hold Dora Consolidated School District responsible for materials acquired or
sent via the network.
_________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature & Date
Student
Agreement
I understand and will abide by the district guidelines and
conditions for the use of the facilities of Dora CSD and access to the
Internet. I further understand that any violation of the district guidelines is
unethical and may constitute a criminal offense. Should I commit any violation,
my access privileges may be revoked. School disciplinary action and/or
appropriate legal action may be taken.
I agree not to hold Dora Consolidated School
District, or any of its employees, or any of the
institutions or networks providing access to networks responsible for the
performance of the system or the content of any material accessed through it.
____________________________________________________
Student Signature & Date
This agreement
will be retained on file by authorized faculty designee for duration of
applicable computer/network/Internet use.
FOR
SCHOOL USE ONLY
Login
ID __________________________________ Date Received ________________________________
Assigned E-Mail
Address ____________________________________ Password ______________________