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Policy 2022-F1
The Blaine School Board has adopted Policy and Procedure # 2022 for use of
the District Network, which requires district staff sign a user agreement. A
copy of the policy is available from the District website. Below are the
stipulations of this agreement. You must sign the form at the end of the
document.
Network
Use
1. All use of the system must be in support of education and research and
consistent with the mission of the district. District reserves the right to
prioritize use and access to the system.
2. Any use of the system must be in conformity to state and federal law, K-20
Network policies, and district policy. Use of the system for commercial
solicitation is prohibited.
3. The system constitutes public facilities and may not be used to support or
oppose political candidates or ballot measures.
4. No use of the system shall serve to disrupt the operation of the system by
others; system components including hardware or software shall not be
destroyed, modified, or abused in any way.
5. Malicious use of the system to develop programs or institute practices
that harass other users or gain unauthorized access to any entity on the
system and/or damage the components of an entity on the network is
prohibited.
6. Users are responsible for the appropriateness of the material they
transmit over the system. Hate mail, harassment, discriminatory remarks, or
other antisocial behaviors are expressly prohibited.
7. Use of the system to access, store, or distribute obscene or pornographic
material is prohibited.
Security
1. System logins or accounts are to be used only by the authorized owner of
the account for the authorized purpose. Users may not share their account
number or password with another person or leave an open file or session
unattended or unsupervised. Account owners are ultimately responsible for all
activity under their account.
2. Users shall not seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify files,
other data, or passwords belonging to other users; misrepresent other users
on the system; or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any entity on the
K-20 Network.
3. Communications may not be encrypted so as to avoid security review.
4. Users should change passwords regularly and avoid easily guessed
passwords.
personal
Security
1. Personal information such as complete names, addresses, telephone numbers
and identifiable photos should remain confidential when communicating on the
system. Students should never reveal such information without permission from
their teacher and parent or guardian. No user may disclose, use, or
disseminate personal identification information regarding minors without
authorization.
Copyright
The unauthorized installation, use, storage, or distribution of copyrighted
software or materials on district computers is prohibited. All users of the
K-20 Network shall comply with current copyright laws.
Filtering
and Monitoring
1. Filtering software and services is installed and used on all computers
with access to the Internet. This attempts to block or filter access to
visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors.
When adults are using the Internet, obscene materials and child pornography
must still be filtered or blocked.
2. Educational staff will, to the best of their ability, monitor
minors’ use of the Internet in school, and will take reasonable
measures to prevent access by minors to inappropriate material on the
Internet and World Wide Web, and restrict their access to materials harmful
to minors.
General
Use
1. Nothing in these regulations is intended to preclude the supervised use of
the network while under the direction of a teacher or other approved user
acting in conformity with district policy and procedure.
2. Personal use such as personal e-mail, personal word processing, and
personal web surfing should be limited and during non-working times and is
subject to public record.
3. Users should not expect that files stored on school district servers will
always be private. School network administrators may review files and
communications to maintain system integrity and to ensure that the network is
being used responsibly.
4. All activities conducted on district owned equipment (i.e., computers,
cell phones, telephones) are subject to public record. Examples of activities
may be web surfing, e-mailing, web chats, voice mail, and documents. Any
written communication between staff and student could be determined to be a
part of student record and subject to public disclosure. This communication
could include: text messaging, instant messaging, and chat rooms.
5. E-mail is considered public record. As long as an e-mail message or
any is maintained on a computer or server, it constitutes an educational
record and is subject to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
until it is permanently deleted. Blaine
School District e-mail
is archived daily; therefore all e-mails are subject to public record.
6. All users must recognize that they do not have a legal expectation of
privacy in any activities involving the district’s technology.
7. Damages incurred by the district due to the misuse of the district’s
technology resources, including the loss of property, will be charged to the
user. District administrators have the authority to sign any criminal
complaint regarding damage to district technology.
At its discretion, the district will make a determination on whether specific
uses of the K-20 Network are consistent with the regulations stated above.
Under prescribed circumstances non-student or staff use may be permitted,
provided such individuals demonstrate that their use furthers the purpose and
goals of the district. For security and administrative purposes the district
reserves the right for authorized personnel to review network use and
content. The district reserves the right to remove an individual’s
network access privileges to prevent further unauthorized activity.
Violation of any of the conditions of use may be cause for disciplinary
action.
At its discretion, the district will make a determination on whether
specific uses of the K-20 Network are consistent with the regulations stated
above. Under prescribed circumstances non-student or staff use may be
permitted, provided such individuals demonstrate that their use furthers the
purpose and goals of the district. For security and administrative purposes
the district reserves the right for authorized personnel to review network
use and content. The district reserves the right to remove and individual’s
network access privileges to prevent further unauthorized activity. Violation
of any of the conditions of use may be cause for disciplinary action.
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Staff Name
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Staff Signature
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Date
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Supervisor/Principal Name
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Supervisor/Principal Signature
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Date
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Date: March 28, 2008
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