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                     K-5 STUDENT TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE and    
              INTERNET SAFETY POLICY

 

Approved:       4-9-03
Revised:          4-14-10, 6-13-12, 5-8-19

BOARD POLICY

The District shall encourage staff and students to use the technologyand the Internet as an educational tool. The District has access to the Internet that is governed and supported by the Utah Education Network. Use of the electronic information resources in the District shall be used to improve and support the educational process by providingaccesstoglobalinformationandimprovingcommunicationbetweenstudents,employees,parents,and communitymembers.

INTERNET USES

The use of the electronic information resources is intended for educational purposes only and will be closely supervised by school personnel. School personnel shall provide annual Internet Safety Training to students.The Internet is filtered to block harmful content which include but are not limited to pornography, hate sites, violence, profanity, and chat rooms. Students who abuse acceptable technologyuse, which includes, but is not limited to, copyrighted or threatening or obscene material, pornography, gambling, inappropriate language, etc., shall be subject to disciplinary action. With this learningtool,studentsmustunderstandthatitisaprivilegetohavetechnologyaccessandtheymustalwayspracticeproper and ethical use. No warranties are implied as to loss of data, delays of service, and interruptions or accuracy of information received on theInternet.

Vandalism, harassment, and cyber bullying areprohibited.

  1. Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm, modify, or destroy data, hardware, softwareornetworks.
  2. Harassment is defined as the persistent annoyance of another user, or the interference of another user’s work. This includes, but is not limited to, the sending of unwanted email, cyber-bullying, posting of harmful information or pictures on websites,etc.
  3. Cyber-bullying is defined as sendingorposting text, video, or an image with the intent of knowledge, or with reckless disregard, that the text, video, or imagewillhurt,embarrass,orthreatenanindividual,regardlessofwhethertheindividualdirected, consentedto,oracquiescedtheconduct,orvoluntarilyaccessedtheelectroniccommunication.

The Acceptable Use Agreement must be signed by the K-5 student and parent when a student initially enrolls in a District’s elementary school. In addition to this initial enrollmentacceptableusetrainingwilloccurthatinvolvesprocedures,ethicsandsecurity.Incomingstudents shall receive the same training before receiving access to the Internet. 

ACCEPTABLE USES

To qualify for electronic information resource services, students must be willing to abide by the rules of acceptable use. Pleaseworkwithusinhelpingyourelementaryschoolagechildunderstandandabidebythesesimplebutimportantrules of appropriateuse.

Be Polite and Show Respect:

  1. When using the technology to write information, always use appropriate school language and behavior.
  2. Show respect for others, self and for property.

Be Honest and Obey the Rules:

  1. Do not attempt any activity that would violate any District orState Law.
  2. Do not attempt to bypass State, District, or school security, or attempt to access information other than your own.
Keep Personal things Private:

1.   Do not share your password with anyone.

MONITORING

The District reserves the right to monitor and review any material on technology at any time in order for the District to determine any inappropriate use of network services. All Internet use will be closely monitored

SECURITY

South Sanpete School District will implement security procedures on Internet access to protect against unacceptable use.

ENCOUNTER OF CONTROVERSIAL MATERIAL

Internet users may encounter material that is controversial which the user or administrator may consider inappropriate or offensive.The District has taken precautions to restrict access to inappropriate materials through a filtering and monitoring system. However, it is impossible on a global Internet to control access to all data that a user may discover. It is the user’s responsibility not to initiate access to such material. Any site or material that is deemed controversial should be reported immediately to the appropriate administrator. The District expressly disclaims any obligation to discover all violations of inappropriate Internet access.

TERMS OF USE

  1. The school principal and/o rresponsible teacher may suspend or terminate any technology user’s access for any reason whatsoever.
  2. All Internet or technology equipment access of a student is automatically terminated at the moment of withdrawal, or expulsion of the student from the School District.
  3. All student Internet use must have teacher/staff supervision.

PENALTIES FOR IMPROPER USE

Any user violating this Policy or applicable State and Federal Laws may be restricted from Internet use or use of any or all technology and other disciplinary measures

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