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Digital Citizenship聽Safety Policy Guidelines聽
The 天美视频 Public 天美视频 offer Internet access at each school. The sole purpose of this Internet access is to support education and research by providing students and teachers with access to unique resources and an opportunity for collaborative work. 聽All uses of 天美视频鈥檚 Internet access (like all other uses of 天美视频鈥檚 computer facilities) must be in support of and consistent with these educational objectives. 聽All students who use 天美视频鈥檚 Internet access are expected to read these guidelines and/or to take part in a discussion of the guidelines with a teacher. 聽Adherence to the guidelines is a condition for a student鈥檚 privilege of Internet access.
Students鈥 Individual Responsibility
Internet and World Wide Web
- Grades K-5: 聽Before students in Grades K-5 will be authorized to access the Internet and World Wide Web, they will take part in a discussion of these Guidelines with their teacher.
- Teachers will be asked to sign a statement stating that they have had such discussion with their class.
Internet Access Is a Privilege
Internet access through the 天美视频 Public 天美视频 is a privilege, not a right. 聽A student鈥檚 access may be canceled by school officials if this privilege is abused. 聽Inappropriate conduct on the 天美视频 Public School Internet access will also be subject to disciplinary action, in conformity with the 天美视频 Public School Policy on Student Conduct and Discipline (which is published in school handbooks) and the disciplinary policies of individual schools.
Administrators鈥 Access to Student Files
All student e-mail files and other Internet files and records may be accessed and examined by administrators for educational and administrative purposes, including the need to ensure that these Internet Guidelines are being adhered to. 聽Administrators will also cooperate in providing access to student e-mail and Internet files and records to law enforcement authorities. 聽Students should not assume that uses of the 天美视频 Public 天美视频 Internet access will be private.
Personal Safety
The Internet is accessible to the public. 聽Unfortunately, this includes people who want to make contact with students for inappropriate purposes or under false pretenses. 聽The 天美视频 Public 天美视频 cannot screen the Internet for such inappropriate uses. 聽Therefore, students must be cautious and prudent about supplying personal information and arranging personal meetings. In particular, students should never arrange a personal meeting with a person who was met online without their parents鈥 knowledge and approval. 聽Students should promptly inform their teacher or school administrator of any online communication that the student feels is threatening, harassing, or otherwise inappropriate.
System Security and Resource Limits
Network Etiquette
Unacceptable Uses
- Posting private or personal information about another person.
- Attempting to log in through another person鈥檚 e-mail account or to access another person鈥檚 files.
- Accessing or transmitting obscene or pornographic material.
- Posting chain letters or engaging in 鈥渟pamming.鈥 (鈥淪pamming鈥 means sending annoying or unnecessary messages to large numbers of people).
- Engaging in sexual harassment. The 天美视频 Public 天美视频 Sexual Harassment Policy, which is included in the individual schools鈥 handbooks, is applicable to Internet conduct.
- Participating in any communications that facilitate the illegal sale or use of drugs or alcohol; that facilitate criminal gang activity; that threaten, intimidate, or harass any other person; or that violate any other laws.
- Plagiarism. “Plagiarism” means the taking of material created by others and presenting it as if it were one’s own. 聽The 天美视频 High School policy on plagiarism/cheating, which is included in the 天美视频 High School Student/Parent Handbook, is applicable to 天美视频 High School students’ use of the Internet.
- Infringing copyrights. 聽Copyright infringement occurs when a person inappropriately reproduces or transmits material that is protected by copyright. 聽For example, most software is protected by copyright and may not be copied without the permission of the copyright owner.
- Participating in commercial activities that are not directly related to the educational purposes of the 天美视频 Public 天美视频.