4.0621.03 ELEMENTARY STUDENT NETWORK ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY Issue Date: 10/07/10
Duchesne County School District is providing elementary students (Grades 4th, 5th and 6th) individual accounts and access to the district’s electronic network. This network includes Internet access, computer services, videoconferencing, computer equipment and related equipment for educational purposes. The purpose of this network is to assist in preparing students for success in life and work in the 21st century by providing them with electronic access to a wide range of information and the ability to communicate with people throughout the world. This document contains the rules and procedures for elementary students’ acceptable use of the Duchesne County School District (aka DCSD) electronic network. With this global access comes the availability of materials that may be considered to be inappropriate, illegal, or of no professional or educational value in the context of the school setting. Duchesne County School District strives to take all available precautions to restrict access to inappropriate materials. 1. Monitoring Duchesne Count School District reserves the right to monitor and review any material on any machine at any time in order for the District to determine any inappropriate use of network services. The district will make every attempt to comply with the state and federal guidelines set forth in Utah State Law and CIPA (Child Internet Protection Act). The principal/supervisor or systems administrator may limit, suspend, or revoke the use of the network and/or Internet access for violations of the acceptable use agreement. 2. Encounter of Controversial Material Internet users may encounter material that is controversial which the user or administrator may consider inappropriate or offensive. The district has taken precautions to restrict access to inappropriate materials through a filtering and monitoring system. However, it is impossible on a global Internet to control access to all sites and data, which a user may discover. It is the user’s responsibility not to initiate access to such material. Any site or material that is deemed controversial should be reported immediately to the appropriate teacher or administrator. Duchesne County School District expressly disclaims any obligation a. Respect district computer equipment – No Vandalism, damage or theft of any kind b. Respect the rights of others that you communicate with – be polite, never use bad language and do not post information about others c. Never share your password, name, address, phone number and/or other personal information with anyone on the Internet/Network d. Students will not agree to meet with someone they have met online e. Let your teacher or aide know if you find inappropriate information while on the Internet f. Remember email and postings on the Internet are not private and can be viewed by others 4. Violations of the Elementary Student Network Acceptable Use may result in a. Suspension and/or loss of network privileges to discover all violations of inappropriate Internet access. 3. Elementary Students must abide by the following rules
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