COMPUTER NETWORK
POLICY
The Board authorizes the Superintendent or
designee to develop services linking computers within and between
buildings in the district, and to provide access to the international
computer network (Internet) for students and staff. All computer
network implementation shall be in line with the Board policy on
technology and the District’s educational goals.
Use of the computer network(s) as a part of
any class or school assignment shall be consistent with the curriculum
adopted by the District. The District’s general rules for behavior and
communications shall apply when using any computer equipment.
Personal Accounts
The Board authorizes the Superintendent or designee to
provide personal accounts for student and staff to access to the
District computer network and the Internet. Access shall be provided in
furtherance of the District’s educational mission, to enhance student
knowledge of the familiarity with technology and to facilitate
communication, innovation, and sharing of resources. To insure the
integrity of the educational process and to guard the reputation of the
district, student and staff expression in public electronic media
provided by the school may be subject to review, comment, editing,
and/or removal.
Personal accounts and all use of District
computer resources are considered a privilege, not a right, and are
subject to the District’s rules and policies. Electronic communications
and stored material may be monitored or read at any time by authorized
personnel. All electronic storage space, which does not contain material
made public, shall be subject to the District’s policy and rules.
Review, comment, editing, and/or removal of electronic media shall be
approved by the Superintendent or designee(s).
System Integrity
The Superintendent shall designate person(s) trained in
computer technology (“system administrators”) at the building and/or
district level to implement the district’s rules and regulations and to
provide computer support for students and staff. The Superintendent in
concert with the system administrators shall employ hardware and
software security to insure the integrity of the system and to prevent
unauthorized access to the district and school records.
Network Use
The Superintendent or designee shall develop rules and
procedures for computer and network use, and shall see to it that rules
are published annually for students, parents, and staff.
The District’s computer, telephone system
and network use rules shall be consistent with the following
requirements:
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Users may not use district equipment to
perform or solicit the performance of any activity which is prohibited
by law.
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Users may not use the system to transmit
or publish information that violates or infringes upon the rights of
any other person, or information that is abusive, obscene, or sexually
offensive.
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The district computer equipment shall not
be used for commercial purposes by any user, or for advertisement or
solicitation without prior written approval from the Superintendent.
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Except with prior authorization from a
system administrator or the owner of the record in question, users may
not access or attempt to access the records or files of other users or
of the district, nor delete, alter, or otherwise interfere with the
integrity of computer-based information or resources.
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Users may not use the electronic mail
facility to send unsolicited, bulk, chain, harassing, anonymous, or
other messages which are an annoyance to the recipient or which may
cause a degradation of system performance.
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Users may not use the network facility to
access or bring into the school environment material which is
inconsistent with the educational goals of the district, including but
not limited to material which is defamatory, abusive, obscene,
profane, sexually explicit, threatening, racially offensive, illegal,
or which aids or advocates illegal activity other than non-violent
civil disobedience.
Limiting Access
The administration may make use of technology which attempts to
block access by individual users to networked computers, data, or
services that provide content which, in the opinion of the
administration, is not in keeping with the educational aims of the
district.
