Longview ISD Student Acceptable Use Agreement

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Longview Independent School District
Student Acceptable Use of the Electronic Communications System
And Parent/Guardian Request for Restriction Form (Opt-Out)
2013-2014

The Longview Independent School District has established a District electronic communications system to facilitate the educational process and administrative services. The District communications system includes access to computers, printers, and other network resources, the Internet, and when assigned electronic mail.

Use of the District electronic communications system comes with certain responsibilities. All training in the use of the District’s system will emphasize its ethical use, online safety, appropriate online behavior including interaction on social network websites and chat rooms, and cyber bullying awareness and response. However, it is possible that your child may come across some material you might find objectionable. While the District will take reasonable steps to preclude access to such material through electronic filtering and classroom management, it is not possible for the District to guarantee that it can completely prevent such access.

Parents/guardians please take a few minutes to review this document with your child. Although District teachers and administrators will continue to emphasize proper behavior, your help in stressing the importance of the guidelines will go a long way toward ensuring compliance.

Parents/guardians have the right to restrict access by completing this form and returning it to your child’s school. The request for restriction (opt-out) is kept on file for the current school year. If no documentation is on file, it will be assumed that permission for Internet and electronic communications usage has been granted.

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Students:

• You are being given access to the District’s electronic communications system and will be responsible at all times for its proper use.
• Your account is to be used only for identified educational purposes.
• You will be aware of copyright laws and will adhere to them.
• You are responsible for the safekeeping of your password.
  

Inappropriate Uses

• Sharing your password with others;
• Sharing or using others' logons or passwords or other confidential information;
• Trespassing in others’ files, folders, documents;
• Giving personal information, such as complete name, phone number, address or identifiable photo, without permission from teacher and parent or guardian;
• Posting/sending/storing information online that could endanger others;
• Employing the network for nonacademic, personal, commercial, political purposes, financial gain, or fraud;
• Participating in social network websites or chat rooms without direct instruction from a teacher or administrator;
• Cyberbullying, hate mail, harassing, insulting or attacking others, discriminatory jokes and remarks;
• Sending, storing or displaying offensive messages or pictures;
• Sending, storing or displaying offensive messages or pictures with the intent to damage another’s reputation;
• Sending/posting messages under a false identity;
• Using obscene language;
• Damaging or modifying computers, computer systems or computer networks, including infecting a computer or network with a virus, spamming;
• Gaining unauthorized access to restricted information or resources;
• Encrypting communications to avoid security review;
• Downloading, installing and using games, audio files, video files or other applications including shareware or freeware without permission;
• Intentionally wasting limited resources;
• Violating copyright laws;
• Attaching unauthorized equipment to the district network.
  

Access to the LISD electronic communications system is a privilege, not a right. Use of the LISD electronic communications system, including email transmissions if applicable, is not private and may be monitored at any time by designated District staff to ensure appropriate use. Violation of any provisions in this document may result in suspension or revocation of system access, or other disciplinary or legal action, in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and applicable law. Refer to the Student Code of Conduct for information about consequences of improper use. When applicable, law enforcement agencies may be involved.