Internet Safety Policy
Greene County
Schools
Internet Acceptable Use
Policy
Greene
County Schools ensures compliance with Public Law 106-554, The Children’s
Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and The Neighborhood Children’s Internet
Protection Act (N-CIPA) with the Internet Safety
Policy.
Students are
responsible for good behavior on school computer networks just as they are in a
classroom or a school hallway. Communications on the network are often public in
nature. General school and district rules (Student Code of Conduct) for behavior
and communications apply.
The network
is provided for students to conduct research and communicate with others. Access
to network services is given to students who agree to act in a considerate and
responsible manner. Parental permission is required. Access is a privilege - not
a right. Access entails responsibility.
Individual
users of the school computer networks are responsible for their behavior and
communications over those networks. It is expected that users will comply with
both county and school standards and will honor the agreements they have
signed. The Greene County Board of
Education provides the clarification of such standards and the requisite of
adult supervision.
Network
storage may be treated like school lockers. Network administrators may review
files and communications to maintain system integrity and insure that users are
using the system responsibly. Users should not expect that files stored on
school servers would always be private.
Specifically,
but not limited to, the following are not permitted at Greene County
Schools:
- Receiving,
sending or displaying offensive messages or pictures
- Using
obscene language, harassing, insulting or attacking others
- Damaging
computers, computer systems or computer networks
- Violating
copyright laws
- Using
another's password, trespassing in another's folders, work or
files
- Intentionally
wasting limited resources
- Using the
network for commercial purposes
- Providing
any personal information of any kind over the Internet
Violations
may result in a loss of access as well as other disciplinary or legal
action.