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Acceptable
Use Policy
Acceptable Use and Internet Safety Policy
The Sidney City School District is pleased to make available the
District computer network and the Internet, to students, providing
access to significant educational materials and opportunities.
In order for the School District to be able to continue to make
its computer network and Internet access available, all students
must take responsibility for appropriate and lawful use of this
access. Students must understand student’s misuse of the network and
Internet access may jeopardize the ability of all students' access.
While the school’s teachers and other staff will make reasonable
efforts to supervise student use of network and Internet access,
they must have student cooperation in exercising and promoting
responsible use of this access.
Below is the Acceptable Use and Internet Safety Policy (AUP) of
the School District and the Data Acquisition Site that provides
Internet access to the School District. Upon reviewing, signing, and
returning this Policy as the students have been directed, each
student will be given the opportunity to enjoy Internet access at
school and is agreeing to follow the Policy.
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A. |
Personal Responsibility
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By
signing this Policy, you are agreeing not only to follow the
rules in this Policy, but also are agreeing to report any
misuse of the network to the principal or teacher. Misuse
means any violations of this Policy or any other use that is
not included in the Policy, but has the effect of harming
another or his/her property.
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Term Of The Permitted Use
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student, who submits to the School, as directed, a properly
signed Policy and follows the Policy to which s/he has
agreed, will have computer network and Internet access
during the course of the school year only.
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C. |
Acceptable Uses
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Educational Purposes Only.
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The
School District is providing access to its computer networks
and the Internet for educational purposes only. If you have
any doubt about whether a contemplated activity is
educational, you may consult with the principal or teacher
to help you decide if a use is appropriate.
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Netiquette.
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All
users must abide by rules of network etiquette, which
include the following:
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Be
polite. Use appropriate language.
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Avoid
language and uses that may be offensive to other users.
Don’t use access to make, distribute or redistribute jokes,
stories, or other material that is based upon slurs or
stereotypes relating to race, gender, ethnicity,
nationality, religion, or sexual orientation.
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Don’t
assume that a sender of e-mail is giving his/her permission
for you to forward or redistribute the message to third
parties or to give his/her e-mail address to third parties.
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Be
considerate when sending attachments with e-mail (where this
is permitted). Be sure that the file is not too large to be
accommodated by the recipient’s system and is in a format
that the recipient can open.
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D. |
Unacceptable Uses of Network
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Among
the uses that are considered unacceptable and which
constitute a violation of this Policy are the following:
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Uses
that violate the law or encourage others to violate the law.
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Don’t
transmit offensive or harassing messages; offer for sale or
use any substance the possession or use of which is
prohibited by the School District’s Student Discipline
Policy; view, transmit or download pornographic materials or
materials that encourage others to violate the law; intrude
into the networks or computers of others; or download or
transmit confidential, trade-secret information, or
copyrighted materials. Even if materials on the networks are
not marked with the copyright symbol, you should assume that
all materials are protected unless there is explicit
permission on the materials to use them.
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Uses
that cause harm to others or damage to their property.
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Uses
that jeopardize the security of student access and of the
computer network or other networks on the Internet. (For
example – do not allow anyone to obtain your password or to
use your account.)
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Uses that are commercial transactions.
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Students and other users may not sell or buy anything over
the Internet. You should not give others private information
about you or others, including credit card numbers and
social security numbers.
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General
Warning; Individual Responsibility of Parents and Users.
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All
users and their parents/guardians are advised that access to
the electronic network may include the potential for access
to materials inappropriate for school-aged students. Every
user must take responsibility for his/her use of the
computer network and Internet and stay away from these
sites,. If a student finds that other users are visiting
offensive or harmful sites, s/he shall report such use to
the principal or teacher.
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Personal Safety.
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In
using the computer network and Internet, do not reveal
personal information such as your home address or telephone
number, credit card numbers or Social Security numbers. Do
not arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you "meet"
on the computer network or Internet without your parent’s
permission (if you are under eighteen (18)). Regardless of
your age, you should never agree to meet a person you have
only communicated with on the Internet in a secluded place
or in a private setting.
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"Hacking" and Other Illegal Activities.
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It is a
violation of this Policy to use the school’s computer
network or the Internet to gain unauthorized access to other
computers or computer systems, or to attempt to gain such
unauthorized access. Any use which violates State or Federal
law relating to copyright, trade secrets, the distribution
of obscene or pornographic materials, or which violates any
other applicable law or municipal ordinance, is strictly
prohibited.
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Confidentiality of Student Information.
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Personally identifiable information concerning students may
not be disclosed or used in any way on the Internet without
the permission of a parent or guardian or, if the student is
eighteen (18) or over, the permission of the student
himself/herself.
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Active Restriction Measures.
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The
school, either by itself or in combination with the Data
Acquisition Site (WOCO) providing Internet access, will
utilize filtering software or other technologies to prevent
students from accessing inappropriate, offensive,
objectionable or controversial material. The school will
also monitor the online activities of students, through
direct observation and/or technological means, to ensure
that students are not accessing such depictions or any other
material that is inappropriate for minors.
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F. |
Privacy
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Network
and Internet access is provided as a tool for your
education. The Sidney City School District reserves the
right to monitor, inspect, copy, review and store at any
time and without prior notice any and all usage of the
computer network and Internet access and any and all
information transmitted or received in connection with such
usage. All such information files shall be and remain the
property of the School District and no user shall have any
expectation of privacy regarding such materials.
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G. |
Failure to Follow Policy
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The
user’s use of the computer network and Internet is a
privilege, not a right. A user who violates this Policy
shall, at a minimum, have his/her access to the computer
network and Internet terminated, which the School District
may refuse to reinstate for the remainder of the student’s
enrollment in the School District. A user violates this
Policy by his/her own action or by failing to report any
violations by other users that come to the attention of the
user. Further, a user violates this Policy if s/he permits
another to use his/her account or password to access the
computer network an Internet, including any user whose
access has been denied or terminated. The School District
may also take other disciplinary action in such
circumstances.
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Warranties/Indemnification
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The
School District makes no warranties of any kind, either
express or implied, in connection with its provision of
access to and use of its computer networks an the Internet
provided under this Policy. It shall not be responsible for
any claims, losses, damages or costs (including attorney’s
fees) of any kind suffered, directly or indirectly, by any
user or his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) arising out of the
user’s use of its computer networks or the Internet under
this Policy. By signing this Policy, users are taking full
responsibility for their use. The user who is eighteen (18)
or older, or in the case of a user under eighteen (18), the
parent(s) or guardian(s), agrees to indemnify and hold the
school, the School District, the Data Acquisition Site that
provides the computer and Internet access opportunity to the
School District, and all of their administrators, teachers,
and staff harmless from any and all loss, costs, claims or
damages resulting from the user’s access to its computer
network and the Internet, including but not limited to any
fees or charges incurred through purchases of goods or
services by the user. The user or, if the user is a minor,
the user’s parent(s) or guardian(s) agrees to cooperate with
the school in the event of the schools initiating an
investigation of a user’s use of his/her access to its
computer network and the Internet, whether that use is on a
school computer or on another computer outside the School
District’s network.
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H.R. 4577, P.L. 106-554,
Children's Internet Protection Act of 2000
47 U.S.C. 254(h), (1), Communications Act of 1934, as amended
20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq., Part F,
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended
Revised 12/18/06
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