Acceptable Use Policy - STUDENTS

DUMONT SCHOOL SYSTEM

STUDENT INTERNET POLICY

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Overview:

To promote educational excellence in the Dumont Schools by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communications, it is the school's goal to provide Internet access to students and staff. The Internet is an electronic communications network which provides vast, diverse, and unique resources which allows students and staff to interact with hundreds of thousands of computers on a world-wide basis. Use of the Internet by students is solely for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of information to further communication, education, and research and is consistent with the mission of the Dumont School System.

All school electronic communication sources are to be used in a responsible, efficient, ethical, and legal manner, including the Internet and email. Because access to the Internet provides connections to other computer systems world-wide, student and parents/guardians should understand that the school cannot control the content of the information and cannot guarantee against students encountering offensive content available on these other systems. Dumont does not condone the use of offensive materials. We assume students will work in a responsible manner. Failure to do so will result in the revocation of the student's access privileges.

Students and their parents/guardians must be aware that access to the Internet will be withdrawn from students who do not respect the rights of others or who do not follow the rules and regulations established by the Dumont School District. Failure to follow the guidelines will subject violators to disciplinary action.

Guidelines:

If a district user violates any of the acceptable use provisions outlined in this document, he/she is subject to loss of access privileges and any other district disciplinary actions.

Acceptable Uses:

• Must be in support of education and research consistent with the district policy

• Must be consistent with the rules appropriate to any network being used/accessed

• May be used for high quality, self-discovery activities (i.e. cultural arts, athletic interests)

Unacceptable Uses:

• Unauthorized use of copyrighted materials is prohibited
  
  
• No downloading will be allowed unless approved by the teacher
  
  
• Use for commercial or political activities is not acceptable
  
  
• Posting of private, personal or derogatory information about you or others is prohibited
  
  
• Viewing or posting of material that advocates illegal acts, violence or discrimination towards other people is forbidden
  
  
• Accessing of materials that are threatening, harassing, hateful or obscene is not allowed
  
  
• Work may not include material copied from the Internet without citing it in a footnote or bibliography (no plagiarism)

Privileges:

• Access to the Internet is not a right, but a privilege
  
  
• Unacceptable usage will result in cancellation of this privilege

Netiquette:

• Be polite
  
  
• Do not use vulgar or obscene language
  
  
• Do not intentionally disrupt the network or other users
  
  
• Abide by the generally accepted rules of network etiquette

Security:

• If you identify a security problem, notify a supervisor immediately
  
  
• Do not show or identify a security problem to others
  
  
• Any user identified as a security risk or having a history of problems with other computer systems may be denied access (i.e. deliberate efforts to disrupt system, gain unauthorized access to any computer system (hacking) or computer file or destroy data by viruses or other means)
  
  
• Your computer files are not private. Teachers and school administrators have the right to examine any information that you have accessed on the Internet, downloaded or stored on a school computer

Penalties:

Any user violating these provisions is subject to the loss of network privileges and any other district disciplinary actions.
School and district administrators will make the final determination as to what constitutes unacceptable use and their decision is final.
PARENT/GUARDIAN CONSENT FORM

I have read Dumont School System’s Internet Policy. I understand that the Internet is a world-wide group of hundreds of thousands of computers and Dumont School System’s does not and cannot control the content of the Internet and cannot guarantee against my child’s coming across offensive content when using the Internet. I further understand that if my child violates the school's policy, he/she will be subject to disciplinary action, including revocation of access privileges.

I give permission for to use the Internet

I do not give permission for to use the Internet

Parent's/Guardian's Name Parent's/Guardian's Signature

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STUDENT CONSENT FORM

I have read the school's Internet policy and agree to follow the rules and understand that failure to do so may result in loss of Internet privileges and disciplinary action.

Student's Name
Student's Signature

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