ELK LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

A SIGNED COPY OF THIS AUP MUST BE ON FILE

IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

            We are pleased to announce that electronic information services will be available this year to all employees in our district.  The Elk Lake School District strongly believes in the educational value of such electronic services and recognizes the potential of such to support our curriculum.  Our goal in providing this service is to promote educational excellence by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication.  The Elk Lake School District will make every reasonable effort to provide users a secure, safe data environment.  The Elk Lake School District will use passwords, firewalls, filtering software/hardware, etc., to protect users from inappropriate use of its information services.  All users must be continuously on guard to avoid inappropriate and illegal interaction with the information service.

            This policy applies to all Elk Lake School District employees using school computers and/or equipment, or private home computers to access or in any way utilize the school-provided Internet access and local network.  The Internet does include material that is not suited for the workplace. The intent of the Elk Lake School District is to use connections on the Internet only for reasons consistent with work purposes.  Anyone who uses the network illegally or improperly will lose the privilege of using it.

            Please read this document carefully.  When signed by you it becomes a legally binding policy.  We must have your initials where indicated and your signature before you may use the Elk Lake School District’s electronic information services.

            Listed below are the provisions of this policy.  If any user violates these provisions, access to the information service may be denied and you may be subject to disciplinary action.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.      PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY:  As a representative of this school, I will accept personal responsibility for reporting any misuse of the network to the system administrator.  I will not use the eChalk account to:

a.        Transmit or cause the transmission of any harassing, threatening, or otherwise abusive messages, data or information.

b.        Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional or marketing materials.

c.         Violate any privacy rights of any person.

d.        Attempt or assist others in attempting to compromise the security or integrity of the district’s computer network or eChalk system.

2.      ACCEPTABLE USE:  The use of my account must be in support of the educational goals and objectives of the Elk Lake School District.  I am personally responsible for abiding by the terms of this policy at all times when using the electronic information service.

a.        Use of other organization’s network or computing resources must comply with rules appropriate to that network.

b.        Transmission of any material in violation of the following:  copyrighted material, threatening or obscene materials, or material protected by trade secret is prohibited.

c.         Use of commercial activities by for-profit institutions is not acceptable.

d.        Use of product advertisement or political lobbying is also prohibited.

e.         Intentional uploading, downloading or viewing of obscene or pornographic material is prohibited.  Although the Elk Lake School District attempts to filter or block such material, it is my responsibility to avoid such material.

f.          The unauthorized disclosure, use or dissemination of personal information regarding minors is prohibited.

I am aware that the inappropriate use of electronic information resources can be a violation of local, state and federal laws and that I can be prosecuted for violating those laws.

3.      PRIVILEGES:  The use of the Internet and school information system is a privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use will result in the cancellation of this privilege.  The primary use of the Internet and school information system is for school related purposes.  Use of any school supplied facility or equipment is subject to monitoring and review by the district, at its discretion.  School management may access and read employee Internet messages or review Internet sites visited by employees at any time.  Using this account in support of illegal activities is prohibited.  Electronic system administrator(s), operating under the auspices of the Elk Lake School District Board and the district office, will decide what is appropriate use and their decision is final.  At any time deemed necessary, the system administrator(s) or the administration of the Elk Lake School District may request that the system administrator deny, revoke, or suspend specific user accounts.

4. VANDALISM:  Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to bypass security measures with the intent to view, harm or destroy data of another user or any other agency or network that is connected to the system.  This includes, but is not limited to, hacking and the uploading or creation of computer viruses.  Any vandalism will result in the loss of computer services, disciplinary action, and legal referral.

5.      UPDATING:  The information service requires new registration each year to continue the privilege of using the Elk Lake School District’s electronic information service.

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICE

          I understand and will abide by the provisions and conditions of this policy.  I understand that any violations of the aforementioned provisions may result in disciplinary action, the revoking of my user account, and appropriate legal action.  I also agree to report any misuse of the information system to the Elk Lake School District system administrator.  Misuse can come in many forms, but can be viewed as any messages sent or received that indicate or suggest pornography, unethical or illegal solicitation, racism, sexism, inappropriate language, and other issues described on previous pages.  All the rules of conduct described in this policy apply when I use the Elk Lake School District’s technology services.

A SIGNED COPY OF THIS AUP MUST BE ON FILE

IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE