Lake Arthur Municipal Schools

Instruction

 

Policy I9076:          Computer, E-mail, Internet, and Information

                                    Technology Acceptable Use Policy

 

SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CODE OF CONDUCT

 

Use of the School District’s Information Technology Systems, including all computer hardware, computer software, communication devices, facilities, equipment, networks, passwords, licensing and attendant policy, manuals and guides, by students and staff of Lake Arthur Municipal Schools shall be in support of education and research that is consistent with the mission and curriculum of the School District.  Internet use is limited to those persons who have been issued district approved accounts.

 

Use will be in accordance with the district’s Acceptable Use Procedures and this Code of Conduct:

 

  1. Keep confidential and protect all computer and Internet passwords, access codes or logon information from disclosure to others.

 

  1. Respect the privacy of other users.  Do not use other users’ passwords. Unauthorized use of passwords, access codes or other confidential account information may subject the user(s) to discipline, and to both civil and criminal liability.

 

  1. Be ethical and courteous.  Do not send hate, harassing, or obscene mail, discriminatory remarks, or demonstrate other antisocial behaviors.  State law prohibits the use of electronic communication facilities to send fraudulent, harassing, obscene, indecent, profane, intimidating or other unlawful messages.  See NMSA 1978, § 30-45-1 et seq.

 

  1. Maintain the integrity of files and data.  Do not modify or copy files/data of other users without their consent.

 

  1. Treat information created by others as the private property of the creator.  Respect copyrights.  Software protected by copyright shall not be copied except as licensed and stipulated by the copyright owner.

 

  1. Use the network in a way that does not disrupt its use by others.  Do not use the Internet for commercial purposes.  Transmission of commercial or personal advertisements, solicitations, promotions, destructive programs or other unauthorized  use unrelated to the mission or curriculum of the School District is prohibited.

 

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Board Policy

 

Lake Arthur Municipal Schools

Instruction

 

Policy I9076:          Computer, E-mail, Internet, and Information

                                    Technology Acceptable Use Policy

 

SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CODE OF CONDUCT

 

  1. Do not destroy, modify, or abuse the hardware, software, data of another user, internet or network service in any way.  Users shall report any suspected abuse, damage to equipment or tampering with files to the School District system operators.

 

  1. Do not develop or pass on programs that harass other users or infiltrate a computer or computing system and/or damage the software components of a computer or computing system, such as viruses, worms, “chain” messages, global mailings, ResEdit, etc.  Do not “hack” the system or use the system to “hack” into any other internal or external system.  Attempts to gain unauthorized access to confidential information or private directories maintained by the School District or to circumvent privacy protections on internal files or non-public restricted files, accounts or directories of any external source is a violation of this code of conduct, and may subject  the user to civil or criminal liability.

 

  1. Do not use the Internet to view, access, download or process pornographic, obscene, indecent, profane or otherwise inappropriate material.

 

  1. Use of the system to access games and use of computer time for game-playing shall be restricted solely to instances directed and monitored by instructional staff and is limited to games which address educational goals.

 

In addition to disciplinary sanctions which the School District may impose upon students or staff under applicable policies, codes of conduct or administrative regulations, the District reserves the right to remove a user’s account and deny use and access of the computer system if it is determined that the user is engaged in unauthorized activity or is violating this code of conduct.

 

Cross Ref.:             Student Management Handbook

                                Staff Handbook

 

Policy Ref..:           Policy I9076:  Computer, E-mail, Internet, and Information Technology Acceptable Use (Student)