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BAUGO COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Acceptable Use Policy on District-Provided Access to Electronic
Information, Services, and Networks
In keeping with the mission of Baugo Community School Corporation
to provide our students and teachers with the best possible educational
environment, we are pleased to provide Internet access for our
educational community. We believe that one element that is essential
for a sound educational environment is the access to information,
the knowledge, skills, values, and desires to achieve their full
potential as good informed citizens, and effective participation
in a free and democratic society.
In making decisions regarding student access to the Internet,
the Baugo Community School District considers its own stated educational
mission, goals, and objectives. Electronic information research
skills are now fundamental to preparation of citizens and future
employees. Access to the Internet enables students to explore
thousands of libraries, databases, bulletin boards, and other
resources while exchanging messages with people around the world.
The District expects that faculty will blend thoughtful use of
the Internet throughout the curriculum and will provide guidance
and instruction to students in its use. As much as possible, access
from school to Internet resources should be structured in ways
that point students to those that have been evaluated prior to
use. While students will be able to move beyond those resources
to others that have not been previewed by staff, they shall be
provided with guidelines and lists of resources particularly suited
to learning objects.
Outside of school, families bear responsibility for the same
guidance of Internet use as they exercise with information sources
such as television, radio, movies, and other possibly offensive
media.
Students utilizing District-provided Internet access must first
have the permission of and must be supervised by the Baugo Community
School Corporation's professional staff. Students utilizing school-provided
Internet access are responsible for good behavior on line just
as they are in a classroom or other area of the school. The same
general rules for behavior and communication apply.
The purpose of District-provided Internet access is to facilitate
communications in support of research and education. To remain
eligible as users, students' use must be in support of and consistent
with the educational objectives of the Baugo Community School
Corporation. Access is a privilege, not a right. Access entails
responsibility.
Users should not expect that files stored on school-based computers
will always be private. Electronic messages and files stored on
school-based computers may be treated like school lockers. Administrators
and faculty may review files and messages to maintain system integrity
and insure that users are acting responsibly. The following uses
of school-provided Internet access are not permitted:
- to access, upload, download, or distribute pornographic,
obscene or sexually explicit materials.
- to transmit obscene, abusive, or sexually explicit language.
- to violate any local, state, or federal statute.
- to vandalize, damage, or disable the property of another individual
or organization.
- to access another individual's materials, information, or
files without permission; and (Continued)
- to violate copyright or otherwise use the intellectual property
of another individual or organization without permission.
Use of the Internet is a privilege. The preceding listing of
unacceptable uses of the Internet should not be considered all-inclusive.
A user who violates the terms and conditions of the Internet use
or commits other acts of misconduct that may not be listed but
considered inappropriate use of school resources will be subject
to the following: any violation of District policy and rules may
result in loss of District provided access to the Internet. Additional
disciplinary action may be determined at the building level in
keeping with existing Board Policy on procedures and practices
regarding inappropriate language or behavior. When applicable,
law enforcement agencies may be involved.
The Baugo Community School Corporation makes no warranties of
any kind, neither expressed nor implied, for the Internet access
it is providing. The district will not be responsible for any
damages users suffer, including, - but not limited to- loss of
data resulting from delays or interruptions in service. The District
will not be responsible for the accuracy, nature, or quality of
information stored on District diskettes, hard drives, or servers;
nor for the accuracy, nature or quality of information gathered
through District provided Internet access. The district will not
be responsible for unauthorized financial obligations resulting
from district provided access to the Internet.
Parents of students in the Baugo Community School Corporation
shall be provided with the following information:
The Baugo Community School Corporation is pleased to offer its
students' access to the Internet. The Internet is an electronic
highway connecting hundreds of thousands of computers and millions
of individual users all over the world. This computer technology
will help propel our schools through the communication age by
allowing students and staff to access and use resources from distant
computers, communicate and collaborate with other individuals
and groups around the world, and significantly expand their available
information base. The Internet is a tool for life-long learning.
Families should be aware that some material accessible via the
Internet might contain items that are illegal, defamatory, inaccurate,
or potentially offensive to some people. In addition, it is possible
to purchase certain goods and services via the Internet that could
result in unwanted financial obligations for which a students'
parent or guardian would be liable.
While the District's intent is to make Internet access available
in order to further educational goals and objectives, students
may find ways to access other materials as well, even should the
District institute technical methods or systems to regulate students'
Internet access those methods could not guarantee compliance with
the District's acceptable use policy. That notwithstanding, the
District believes that the benefit of access to the Internet for
students exceeds any disadvantages. Ultimately, however, parents
and guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying
the standards that their children should follow when using media
and information sources. Toward that end, the Baugo Community
School Corporation makes the District's complete Internet policy
and procedures available on request for review by all parents,
guardians, and other members of the community, and provides parents
and guardians the option of requesting for their minor children
alternative activities not requiring Internet use.
NOTICE: This policy and all its provisions
are subordinate to local, state, and federal statues.
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