Policy: Electronic Access File: IJN/DB
The S.A.D. #4 electronic communications systems are developed, operated, and maintained as part of the school system's information and communication infrastructure. The purpose of these systems is to provide internal and external communication to promote increased educational opportunities for staff, students and the community.
S.A.D. #4 Board of Directors strongly believes in the educational value of electronic communication services and recognizes their potential support to curriculum and student learning. The goal for providing this service is to promote educational excellence.
S.A.D. #4 Board of Directors will make every effort to protect students and teachers from misuses or abuses as a result of their experiences with the electronic services. All users and contracted service providers shall adhere to board policies, federal and state laws/regulations when accessing or producing electronic services. S.A.D. #4 Board of Directors recognizes that on a global network it is impossible to control all materials. The District firmly believes that the valuable information and interaction available on this worldwide network far outweighs the possibility of users procuring material that is not consistent with the education goals within each school.
As a result of the requirements mandated by the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), S.A.D. #4 will begin filtering Internet access to all machines in the district by July 1, 2002. These filters are designed to prevent access to materials that are obscene, contain child pornography or are otherwise harmful to minors. Further, students and parents will be informed via the District's Acceptable Use/Permission Form that the following activities are not permitted on the District's computers.
1. Access to material that is inappropriate in the school environment.
2. Behaviors that reduce or negatively impact the safety and security of students when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications.
3. Unauthorized access, including "hacking" and other unlawful activities.
4. Unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of student personal information.
5. Overriding, or disabling district filtering measures by anyone other than the District's authorized designee.
Inappropriate use or abuse of the communications systems will result in disciplinary action, and may result in banning the user/provider permanently from the communication service.
S.A.D. #4 Board of Directors expressly reserves the right to limit, revise or eliminate any electronic services provided to any user of the system.
Legal References: None
Date Adopted: 4/9/96
Revised: 4/9/02
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