Our Lady of Grace School
Student Technology & Internet
Acceptable Use Policy
We would like for all parents to read Section A
of this document carefully. In addition please read and discuss Section B
thoroughly with your child. This document must be on file with the school
before your child will have access to technology. (This document will remain valid for the
entire time your child is a student at Our Lady of Grace School unless either
party (you the parent or we the staff of Our Lady of Grace School) request a
change.)
We are very pleased to have Internet access Our
Lady of Grace School and believe these offer valuable, diverse, and unique
resources to students, teachers, and staff.
Our goal in providing these services is to promote educational excellence
by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication.
The Internet is an electronic highway connecting
thousands of computers all over the world and millions of individual
subscribers. The Internet allows
students, teachers, and staff access to electronic mail communications, blogs,
information and news, discussions groups, documents and databases.
With access to computers and people all over the
world also comes the availability of material that may not be considered to be
of educational value in the context of the school setting. The faculty at Our Lady of Grace School has
taken precautions to control access to controversial materials by being present
at all times when students are on the Internet, by instructing students in the
proper use of the Internet, and by using a filtering product that assists in
blocking material that may be inappropriate for children. However, on a global network it is impossible
to control all materials and an industrious user may discover controversial
information. We firmly believe however,
that the valuable information and interactions available on the network far
outweigh the possibility that users may procure material that is not consistent
with the educational goals of the school.
Availability of the Internet and access to the
school network at Our Lady of Grace School rests upon the proper conduct of
individual students who must adhere to strict guidelines. These guidelines are provided here so that
you are aware of the responsibilities your child is about to acquire. If a
student violates any of these provisions, future access to the Internet as well
as general computer access at Our Lady of Grace School may be denied to that
student. The signatures on the signature
page indicate that you have read this document, discussed it with your child,
and that you and your child understand the terms and conditions herein.
SECTION A – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Acceptable Use -
The purpose of using technology and the Internet at Our Lady of Grace School is
to support education by providing access to unique resources and the
opportunity for collaborative work. The
use of school accounts must be in support of education and consistent with the
educational objectives Our Lady of Grace School. Transmission of any material
in violation of school policy or any U.S. or state regulation is
prohibited. This includes, but is not
limited to: copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, and the work
of other students without their permission. Use of school name, acronym (OLG),
faculty or staff name on the Internet by any student is prohibited whether or
not the usage occurs at school.
2. Privileges - The use of
technology is a privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use will result in a
cancellation of those privileges. The
faculty member in charge will deem what is inappropriate use and his or her
decision is final.
3. Network Etiquette
- Students are expected to abide by the generally accepted rules of network
etiquette as outlined in Section B.
4. Copyright – Students are
expected to abide by all copyright laws at all times.
5. Security - If your
child identifies a security problem on the Internet or on the school network,
he or she should notify a teacher immediately.
Your child should not demonstrate the problem to other students. Students may not use another individual’s
account at any time. Attempts to logon
to the Internet as anyone other than his or herself as well as attempts to
“hack” will result in cancellation of his or her Internet privileges. Any student identified as a security risk
will be denied access to the Internet indefinitely.
6.
Vandalism - Vandalism will result in cancellation of
privileges and further disciplinary action.
Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy data or
equipment whether their own or that of another user, network, or agency. This includes, but is not limited to, the
uploading or downloading of any computer viruses, attempts at gaining unauthorized
access, and changing or deleting data without permission.
SECTION B – STUDENT AGREEMENT
Please read and discuss this section with your
child(ren). Both parents and students
must sign the signature page. Students
will not be allowed any technology access until the signature page is signed
and returned to the school.
1.
Personal Responsibility - As a student at Our Lady of Grace
School, I will accept personal responsibility for reporting any misuse of the
network to the teacher in charge. Misuse
is considered any message(s) sent or
received that indicates or suggests racism, sexism, inappropriate language,
harassment or disrespect. Misuse is also
considered to be intentionally accessing any Internet site deemed inappropriate
by the faculty at Our Lady of Grace School.
2.
Acceptable Use - My use of the Internet, electronic mail,
chats will be in support of educational research and/or knowledge as defined by
the teacher in charge.
3.
Network Etiquette - I will abide by the following rules of
network etiquette at all times:
·
I will never send or encourage others to
send abusive messages.
·
I will use appropriate language. I
realize that I am a representative of our school community. While I may be
alone on the computer, what I write can be viewed globally. I will never swear, use vulgarities, or any
other inappropriate language.
4.
Privacy - I will not reveal my home address, last name, or
personal phone number or that of any
member of our school to anyone on the Internet, through email, or
through chats at any time.
5.
Electronic Mail - I understand that electronic mail is not
guaranteed to be private. I will not
send anything that I do not want others to read.
6.
Security - I understand that security is very important.
I will never attempt to guess other users’ passwords at anytime. I will never attempt to access “hack” into
unauthorized web sites. I understand
that to do so is a violation of my privileges.
If I identify a security problem, I will notify the teacher in charge
immediately.
7.
Vandalism - I understand that vandalism is defined as any
malicious attempt to harm or destroy other people’s data within Our Lady of
Grace School and on the Internet. It
also includes attempting to or actually damaging equipment when done with intent. This includes, but is not limited to, the
uploading/downloading or creation of computer viruses, logging on using someone
else’s password, changing anything on the network without permission, and
deleting or changing data other than your own without permission. I will notify
the teacher in charge if I encounter vandalism of any kind. Any vandalism or failure to notify the
teacher in charge of attempted vandalism will result in my loss of network
privileges and further disciplinary action.
8.
Copyright - I understand that to copy any other person’s
work and call it my own is a violation of copyright law. This pertains to text,
graphics, video and sound on or off the Internet. When using other people’s
work, I will ask permission when possible and credit the author accordingly.
The use of technology at Our Lady of Grace
School is a privilege and not a right. I
understand and will abide by the above Student Internet Acceptable Use
Policy. I further understand that any
violation of the above regulations is unethical and may constitute a criminal
offense. Should I commit any violation
my access privileges may be revoked and school disciplinary action may be
taken.
1. Student’s Name (print):_______________________________________Grade:_______
Student’s
Signature:____________________________________________Date:________
2. Student’s Name (print):_______________________________________Grade:_______
Student’s
Signature:____________________________________________Date:________
3. Student’s Name (print):_______________________________________Grade:_______
Student’s
Signature:___________________________________________Date:________
PARENT AGREEMENT
As
the parent/guardian of the above child(ren), I have read and discussed with my
child(ren) the Our Lady of Grace School Student Internet Acceptable Use
Policy. I understand that access is
designed for educational purposes.
However, I also recognize it is impossible for Our Lady of Grace School
to restrict access to all controversial materials and I will not hold the
faculty responsible for materials acquired on the network. I give my permission for my child(ren) to
access the Internet, use e-mail, and participate in on-line discussion groups
while supervised at Our Lady of Grace School.
Parent or Guardian
Name (print)______________________________________________________________
and
Signature______________________________________________Date:
______________
Email
Address (if available):
__________________________________________________________
This document will remain valid for the entire time your
child is a student Our Lady of Grace School unless either party (you the parent
or we the staff of Our Lady of Grace School) request a change.