M+Responsible+Use+Policy+(Students)

= ST PATRICK SCHOOL = = RESPONSIBLE COMPUTER, NETWORK AND INTERNET USE =

= Overview = = St Patrick School provides its students and staff access to a multitude = = of technology resources. The School believes that these resources provide incredible = = opportunities to enhance learning and improve communication within our community and = = with the global community beyond our campus. The advantages of having access to = = these resources are far greater than any potential downside. However, with the privilege = = of access comes great responsibility for students, teachers, staff and families. The School = = expects all community members to exercise appropriate personal responsibility in their = = use of these resources. Our policies are intended to promote the most effective, safe, = = productive, and instructionally sound uses of networked information & communication = = tools. The School makes every effort to protect its students from exposure to Internet = = materials that are harmful or explicit. The School maintains a system of Internet content = = filtering devices and software controls that meet federal standards established in the = = Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). = = = = Being a Digital Citizen = = At St Patrick School we use information and technology in safe, legal, = = and responsible ways. We embrace the following conditions or facets of being a digital = = citizen. = = • Respect One's self. Users will select online names that are appropriate and = = will consider the information and images that are posted online. = = • Respect Others. Users will refrain from using technologies to bully, tease or = = harass other people. = = • Protect One's self and Others. Users will protect themselves and others by = = reporting abuse and not forwarding inappropriate materials or = = communications. = = • Respect Intellectual Property. Users will suitably cite any and all use of = = websites, books, media, etc. = = • Protect Intellectual Property. Users will request to use the software and media = = others produce. =

= Expectations = = Responsible use of the School's technology resources is ethical, respectful, = = academically honest, and supportive of the school’s mission. Each computer user has the = = responsibility to respect every other person in our community and on the Internet. Digital = = storage and electronic devices used for school purposes will be treated as extensions of = = the physical school space. Administrators, or their designees, may review files and = = communications (including electronic mail) to insure that users are using the system = = responsibly. Users should not expect that files stored on servers or disks will be private. = = Users also should understand that school servers regularly record Internet activity in log = = files that are available to the public under RSA 91-A: Access to Public Records and = = Meetings. =

= = = RESPONSIBLE COMPUTER, NETWORK AND INTERNET USE = = Some activities are expressly prohibited by law. Users are expected to abide by = = the generally accepted rules of network etiquette. The following guidelines are intended = = to clarify expectations for conduct, but they should not be construed as all-inclusive. = = • Use of electronic devices should be consistent with the School's educational = = objectives, mission and curriculum. = = • Transmission of any material in violation of any local, federal and state laws = = is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, = = licensed material and threatening or obscene material. = = • Intentional or unintentional use of computing resources to access or process, = = proxy sites, pornographic material, explicit text or files, or files dangerous to = = the integrity of the network is strictly prohibited. = = • Software and/or services may not be installed or downloaded on school = = devices without prior approval of the Principal or designee. = = • Use of computing resources for commercial activities, product advertisement = = or religious or political lobbying is prohibited. = = • Users may be held personally and financially responsible for malicious or = = intentional damage done to network software, data, user accounts, hardware = = and/or unauthorized costs incurred. = = • Files stored on School managed networks are the property of the School = = and, as such, may be inspected at any time and should not be = = considered private. = = • Materials published for electronic publication must be for educational = = purposes. School administrators, teachers and staff may monitor these = = materials to ensure compliance with content standards. = = = = Policy Violations = = The School reserves the right to refuse access to the Internet to anyone. Violating = = any portion of this policy may result in disciplinary action, including temporary or = = permanent ban on computer or Internet use, suspension or dismissal from school, and/or = = legal action. The School may cooperate with law enforcement officers in investigations = = related to illegal activities conducted through its network. =