ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
St.
Anne’s School
GARDEN CITY, NY
St. Anne’s School has
an established computer network with access to the Internet for it students.
This network has been established for limited educational purposes only. By
agreeing to this policy the student and the parents and/or guardians of the
students fully agree to the following:
There is NO RIGHT
TO PRIVACY when using the school's computer resources. Administration,
faculty, and other authorized persons will have the right to review any and all
material saved, transmitted, accessed, or momentarily in use by the student in
accord with the policy set by the school's administration. This right is
extended to the student's parents and/or legal guardian in accord with the
school's policy for review of student records and/or work.
There is NO
ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH when using the school's computer
resources, which is viewed by the administration as a limited educational
forum.
All access to the
school's network resources will be permitted only under the supervision of a
member of the school staff.
The student agrees
that all information transmitted through the use of the school's computer
resources (e-mail, web page publication, or other Internet postings) will be
sent or received only under the direct, immediate supervision of a member of
the school's staff and with the explicit permission of that staff member.
The student agrees
to stop using any and all of the school's computer resources whenever requested
to do so by a member of staff or other authorized person.
The student agrees
never to transmit the personal information (name, age, gender, address, phone
number, e-mail address and the like) of himself or herself as well as that of
any other person.
The student agrees
never to arrange for a meeting with any person at any time using the school's
computer resources.
The student agrees
to notify a staff member immediately if he or she is asked for personal
information, views inappropriate materials, or in any other way feels violated,
harassed, uncomfortable, or accosted through the school's computer resources.
The student agrees
never to access, transmit, or retransmit material which promotes violence or
advocates destruction of property, including, but not limited to, access to
information concerning the manufacture of destructive devices, such as
explosives, fireworks, smoke bombs, incendiary devices, and the like.
The student agrees
never to access, transmit, or retransmit any information containing sexually
oriented material, which means any pictures or writings that are intended to
stimulate erotic feelings by the description or portrayal of sexual activity or
nude human form.
The student agrees
never to use the school's computer resources for commercial purposes. The
student will never buy nor sell anything using the school's computer resources.
The school's system
will never be used for political lobbying, although it may be used to
communicate with elected representatives to express opinions on political
issues.
The student agrees
never to tamper with any software and/or hardware including software or
hardware that guard the school's network from unmanaged Internet use. The
student agrees never to tamper with any security system that protects the
school's computer resources.
The student agrees
to use only the software and/or hardware permitted by a member of staff for
express educational purposes.
The student agrees
never to use the school's computer resources to gain unauthorized access to
another computer network (hacking).
The student
agrees never to access other user accounts using passwords or identifiers. The student agrees never to disclose personal
account passwords or identifiers.
The student
agrees never to disguise one's identity, impersonate other users, or send
anonymous e-mail messages.
The student agrees
never to transmit (download or upload) any computer file, application, or other
computer resource to or from the school's computer network. This includes the
unauthorized installation of software from a floppy disk, CD-ROM, or other
media.
The student agrees
never to use inappropriate, obscene, profane, rude, inflammatory, threatening,
or disrespectful language. The student agrees never to post false information
or engage in personal, prejudicial, or discriminatory attacks.
The student agrees
never to harass another person by use of any of the school's resources.
Harassment is defined as any action that distresses or annoys another person.
The student agrees to stop immediately any and all behavior that is construed
by another as unwelcome.
The student agrees
never to plagiarize. Plagiarism is defined as taking the idea or writing of
others and presenting them as one's own.
The student agrees
to respect the right of intellectual property of other people and to respect all
copyright laws. The student agrees that if he or she is unsure whether
copyright law is being respected, he or she will bring this question
immediately to the attention of a staff member.
The student agrees
never to participate in illegal activity using the school's computer resources.
The school will cooperate fully with local, state, or federal officials in any
investigation related to any illegal activities conducted through the school's
resources.
St. Anne’s School
will not be held responsible for the actions of a student who is in violation
of any of the terms of this policy. This responsibility is extended to, but not
limited to: loss of data or interruptions of service, the accuracy or quality
of information obtained through the school's system, or any financial
obligations arising through the unauthorized use of the school's computer
resources.
St. Anne’s School
reserves the right to establish rules and regulations regarding the use of the
system.
A student found in
violation of this policy will be subject to discipline including, but not
limited to, temporary removal from the school's system, permanent removal from
the system, or other appropriate disciplinary action in accord with the rules
and regulations of the school, including suspension or termination.
I have read,
understand, and agree to the terms of this acceptable use policy,
Parent or
Guardian
Date
Student
Code of Computer Conduct
When using the school's computer system I promise:
- Never to give out any
personal information (name, address, phone, e-mail, gender etc.)
- Never to give out another
person's personal information.
- Never to disguise one's
identity, impersonate other users, or send anonymous e-mail messages.
- Never to access other user
accounts using passwords or identifiers.
This includes never giving personal account passwords or
identifiers to someone else.
- Never to try to set up or
accept an invitation to a meeting with anyone.
- Never to buy or sell anything
on-line.
- Never to access or transmit
sexually explicit material.
- Never to access or transmit
violent material.
- Never to harass or annoy
anyone.
- Never to access or transmit
discriminatory material (racist, sexist, or prejudicial).
- Never to try to disarm any
software or hardware used to manage the school's Internet access.
- Never to try to disarm any
software or hardware used to protect the school's computer system.
- Never to use software or
hardware that I do not have permission to use.
- Never to try to get into
another computer that I am not allowed access to (hacking).
- Never to plagiarize (treat
other people's words or ideas as my own).
- Never to violate copyright
law (copy another person's work illegally or use their work like it is my
own without the proper permission from that person).
- Never to participate in
illegal activity (including the spread of computer viruses).
- Never to install software or
other programs without the permission of my teacher or principal.
- Never to download or upload
any material without my teacher or principal's permission.
- To transmit material (e-mail
or other Internet postings) only under the direct supervision of my
teacher.
- Always to be respectful of
people and the equipment.
- Never to do or say anything
using the computer that I could not do or say in my teacher's presence.
I understand:
- That I may only use the
school's computer system for limited educational purposes.
- That the school may limit my
access to materials on the system.
- That my teachers, principal,
parents (guardians), or other authorized people may see anything I save,
access, transmit, or use at any time.
- That I will tell my teacher,
principal, or other authorized person when I have seen any pornographic,
violent, or discriminatory material.
- That I will tell my teacher,
principal, or other authorized person when I have been asked for a meeting
or personal information.
- If I violate any of these
rules, I will face disciplinary action. This action may include removal
from the system temporarily or permanently. I also realize that I may face
more serious consequences depending on the seriousness of my offense,
including suspension or termination.
I have read, understand, and agree to this student code of computer conduct,
Student
Date