Acceptable Use Policy Agreement

USD 241 Wallace County Schools

USD 241 offers a comprehensive system of technological equipment. Users may have access to internal and external resources in order to retrieve and process information designed to facilitate learning and enhance educational information exchange.

The purpose of these technology systems is to facilitate communications in support of education and research that is consistent with educational objectives and the outcomes for USD 241. The school district reserves the right to monitor all use of technology systems. The district may, at its discretion, review any and all technology systems, including computers and files, accessed by users. Such monitoring may be conducted without notice. Acting as agent of USD 241, the administration will determine whether or not specific use of the technology systems is appropriate and/or consistent with acceptable use. This decision is final. The use of district technology systems is a privilege and may be revoked at any time. USD 241 is not responsible for any actions taken by the users that do not support the purposes and outcomes of USD 241.

Prohibited User Activity may include but is not limited to:

• Using, possessing, or distributing any media containing applications or data inconsistent with educational objectives.
• Using the technology systems for personal or private business, for product advertisement or political lobbying, or for incurring financial commitments over the internal or external network.
• Using the technology systems to disrupt the activity of others, to harass or discriminate against others, to gain unauthorized access to computer systems or programs, or to initiate any type of virus in any computer system or program.
• Using profanity, obscenity, discriminatory language, vulgarities and other inappropriate language, graphics or sound.
• Using the system to obtain or to disseminate pornographic and/or sexually suggestive content.
• Revealing any personal, confidential, or private information about another individual such as home address, phone number, etc.
• Representing oneself as someone other than who you are.
• Using someone else’s account number or password or allowing someone else to use your account number or password.
• Trespassing in folders not authorized to users.
• Downloading and/or installing unauthorized software.
• Damaging equipment or intentionally wasting resources (i.e. playing Internet games, chat rooms, etc.).
• Removing hardware and/or software from the premises without prior authorization.
• Violating any federal or state copyright or unfair trade law. Violations may be reported to law enforcement officials.
• Violating any federal, state, local, common law, or criminal law. Violations may be reported to law enforcement officials.
• Conducting any activity that exposes the district to litigation or expenses.
• Violating any laws that might suggest libels or slander.
• Personally benefiting from the sale of “User-Developed Subject Matter” created while under the supervision or employment of USD 241.

Violations of the policy above will result in:

• 1^st Offense – loss of access for 1 week
• 2^nd Offense – loss of access for 1 month
• 3^rd Offense – loss of computer and access for remainder of the school year

All offenses may also result in other disciplinary or legal action.

Pornographic content will result in an automatic loss of access for the remainder of the school year.

I understand and will abide by the guidelines outlined in this Acceptable Use Policy Agreement. I understand that any violation of this agreement will result in disciplinary action.

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Name of User (please print) Date Signature of User

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Parent/Guardian (please print) Date Signature of Parent / Guardian