ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT
Individual User Responsibilities
The following standards will apply to all users of the
District’s electronic information/communications systems:
ON-LINE CONDUCT
1. The
individual in whose name a system account is issued will be responsible at all
times for its proper use.
2. The
system may not be used for illegal purposes, in support of illegal activities,
or for any other activity prohibited by District policy or guidelines
3. System
users may not disable, or attempt to disable, a filtering device on the
District’s electronic communications system
4. Communications
may not be encrypted so as to avoid security review by system administrators
5. System
users may not use another person’s system account without written permission
from the campus administrator or District Coordinator, as appropriate.
6. Students
may no0t distribute personal information about themselves or others by means of
the electronic communications system; this includes, but is not limited to,
personal addresses and telephone numbers.
7. Students
should never make appointments to meet people whom they meet on-line and should
report to a teacher or administrator if they receive any request for such a
meeting.
8. System
users must purge electronic mail in accordance with established retention
guidelines.
9. System
users may not redistribute copyrighted programs or data except with the written
permission of the copyright holder or designee. Such permission must be
specified in the document or must be obtained directly from the copyright
holder or designee in accordance with applicable copyright laws, District
policy, and administrative regulations.
10. System
users should avoid actions are likely to increase the risk of introducing
viruses to the system, such as opening e-mail messages from unknown senders and
loading data from unprotected computers.
11. System
users may upload public domain programs to the system. System users may also
download public domain programs for their own use but may not commercially
redistribute a public domain program. System users are responsible for determining
whether a program is in the public domain.
12. System
users may not send or post messages that are abusive, obscene, pornographic,
sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to another’s reputation, or
illegal.
13. System
users may not purposefully access materials that are abusive, obscene,
pornographic, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to another’s
reputation, or illegal.
14. System
users should be mindful that use of school-related electronic mail addresses
might cause some recipients or other readers of that mail to assume they
represent the District or School, whether or not that was the user’s intention.
15. System
users may not waste District resources related to the electronic communications
system.
16. System
users may not gain unauthorized access to resources or information.
VANDALISM OR
PROHIBITED
Any malicious attempt to harm or
destroy District equipment, data, or the data of another user of the District’s
system or of any of the agencies or other networks that are connected to the
internet is prohibited. Deliberate attempts to degrade or disrupt system
performance are violations of the District policy and administrative
regulations and may constitute criminal activity under applicable state and
federal laws. Such prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to, the
uploading or creating of computer viruses.
Vandalism as defined above will
result in the cancellation of system use privileges and will require
restitution for costs associated with system restoration, as well as other
appropriate consequences.
FORGERY PROHIBITED
Forgery or attempted forgery of
electronic mail messages is prohibited. Attempts to read, delete, copy, or
modify the electronic mail of other system users, deliberate interference with
the ability of other system users to send/receive electronic mail, or the use
of another person’s user ID and/or password is prohibited.
INFORMATION
CONTENT/THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIED INFORMATION
System users and parents of students
with access to the District’s should be aware that, despite the District’s use
of technology protection measures as required by law, use of the system may
provide access to other electronic communication systems in the global
electronic network that may contain inaccurate and /or objectionable material.
An employee/student who gains
access to such material is expected to discontinue the access as quickly as
possible and to report the incident to a teacher/administrator.
An employee/student knowingly
bringing prohibited materials into the school’s electronic environment will be
subject to suspension of access and/or revocation of privileges on the
District’s system and will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with
the Student Code of Conduct/District policies.
PARTICIPATION IN CHAT
ROOMS
No participation in any chat room
accessed on the Internet is permissible for students or employees.
NETWORK ETTIQUETE
System users are
expected to observe the following network etiquette.
1. Be
polite; messages typed in capital letters are the computer equivalent of
shouting and are considered rude.
2. Use
appropriate language; swearing, vulgarity, ethic or racial slurs, and any other
inflammatory language are prohibited.
3. Pretending
to be someone else when sending/receiving messages is considered inappropriate.
4. Transmitting
obscene messages or pictures is prohibited.
5. Be
considerate when sending attachments with e-mail by considering whether a file
may be too large to be accommodated by the recipient’s system or may be in a
format unreadable by the recipient.
6. Using
the network in such a way that would disrupt the use of the network by other
users is prohibited.
TERMINATION/REVOCATION OF SYSTEM USER ACCOUNT
Termination of an
employee’s or a student’s access for violation of District policies or
regulations will be effective on the date the principal or District coordinator
receives notice of user withdrawal or of revocation of system privileges, or on
a future date if so specified in the notice.
DISCLAIMER
The District’s
system is provided on an “as is, as available” basis. The District does not
make any warranties, whether express 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 the 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.
TENAHA INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT FOR ACCEPTABLE USE OF
THE
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
You are being given access to the
District’s electronic communications system.
Through this system, you will be
able to communicate with other schools, colleges, organizations, and people
around the world through the Internet and other electronic information
systems/networks. You will have access to hundred of databases, libraries, and
computer services all over the world.
With this opportunity comes
responsibility. It is important that: you read the District policy,
administrative regulations, and agreement form and ask questions if you need
help in understanding them.
Inappropriate system use will
result in the loss of the privilege of using this educational and
administrative tool.
Please note that the Internet is a
network of many types of communication and information networks. It is possible
that you may run across some material you might find objectionable. While the
District will use filtering technology to restrict access to such material, it
is not possible to absolutely prevent such access. It will be your
responsibility to follow the rules for appropriate use.
RULE FOR APPROPRIATE USE
The account is
to be used mainly for educational purposes, but some limited personal use is
permitted.
You will be held
responsible at all times for the proper use of your account, and the District
may suspend or revoke your access if you violate the rules.
Remember that
people who receive e-mail from you with a school address might think your
message represents the school’s point of view.
INAPPROPRIATE USES
Using the system
for any illegal purpose
Disabling or
attempting to disable any Internet filtering device
Encrypting
communications to avoid security review
Borrowing someone’s
account without permission
Downloading or
using copyrighted information without permission from the copyright holder
Intentionally
introducing a virus to the computer system
Posting messages or
accessing materials that are abusive, obscene, sexually oriented, threatening,
harassing, damaging to another’s reputation, or illegal
Wasting school
resources through improper use of the computer system
Gaining unauthorized
access to restricted information or resources
CONSEQUENCES FOR INAPPROPRIATE USE
Suspension of
access to the system; Revocation of the computer system account; or other
disciplinary or legal action, in accordance with the District policies and
applicable laws.
I understand that my computer use is not private and that
the District will monitor my activity on the computer system.
I have read the District’s electronic communications system
policy and administrative regulations and agree to abide by their provisions. In
consideration for the privilege of using the District’s electronic
communications system and in consideration for having access to the public
networks, I hereby release the District, it’s operators, and any institutions
with which they are affiliated from any and all claims and damages of any
nature arising from my use of, or inability to use, the system, including,
without limitation, the type of damages identified in the District’s policy and
administrative regulations.