College Station Independent School District 2007-2008

CSISD

Adopted July 19, 1999

The Superintendent or designee will oversee the District's electronic communications system.
The District will provide training in proper use of the system and will provide all users with copies of the acceptable use guidelines. All training in the use of the District's system will emphasize the ethical use of this resource.

Consent Requirements
Copyrighted software or data may not be placed on any system connected to the District's system without permission from the holder of the Copyright. Only the owner(s) or individual(s) the owner specifically authorizes may upload copyrighted material to the system.
No personally identifiable information about a District student will be posted on a web page under the District's control unless the District has received written consent from the student's parent.

Access to the District's electronic communications system will be governed as follows:

System Access

District employees will be granted access to the District's system.
All students will be granted access to the District's system by their teachers, as appropriate. Students in grades 5-12 will be assigned individual user accounts.
A teacher may apply for a class account and in doing so will be ultimately responsible for use of the account.
Any system user identified as a security risk or having violated District and/or campus computer use guidelines may be denied access to the District's system.

Individual User Responsibilities
The following standards will apply to all users of the District's electronic information / communications system:

The individual in whose name a system account is issued will be
responsible at all times for its proper use.
The system may not be used for illegal purposes, in support of illegal
activities, or for any other activity prohibited by District policy or
guidelines.
System users may not use another person's system account without
written permission from the campus administrator or District
coordinator, as appropriate.
Students may not distribute personal identification information about
themselves or others by means of the electronic communication
system.
System users may not redistribute copyrighted programs or data except
with the written permission of the copyright holder or designee. Such
permission must be specified in the document or must be obtained
directly from the copyright holder or designee in accordance with
applicable copyright laws, District policy, and administrative
regulations.
Students may not upload or download programs without permission of
the teacher.
System users may not send or post messages that are abusive, obscene,
sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to another's
reputation, or illegal.
System users may not purposefully access materials that are abusive,
obscene, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to
another's reputation, or illegal.
System users should be mindful that use of school related electronic
mail addresses might cause some recipients or other readers of that
mail to assume they represent the District or school, whether or not
that was the user's intention.
System users may not gain unauthorized access to resources or
information.

Any malicious attempt to harm or destroy District equipment or data or data of another user of the District's system, or any of the agencies or other networks that are connected to the Internet is prohibited. Deliberate attempts to degrade or disrupt the systems performance are in violation of District policy and administrative regulations and may constitute criminal activity under applicable state and federal laws. Such prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creating of computer viruses.

Vandalism as defined above will result in the cancellation of system use privileges and will require restitution for costs associated with system restoration, as well as other appropriate consequences. [See DH, FN series, FO series and the Student Code of Conduct].

Forgery Prohibited
Forgery or attempted forgery of electronic mail messages is prohibited. Attempts to read, delete, copy, or modify the electronic mail of other system users, deliberate interference with the ability of other system users to send/receive electronic mail, or the use of another person's ID and/or password is prohibited.

Information Content / Third-Party Supplied Information
System users and parents of students with access to the District's system should be aware that use of the system may provide access to other electronic communications systems in the global network that may contain inaccurate and/or objectionable material.

A student who gains access to such material is expected to discontinue the access as quickly as possible and to report the incident to the supervising teacher.

A student knowingly bringing prohibited materials into the school's electronic environment will be subject to suspension of access and/or revocation of privileges on the District's system and will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.

An employee knowingly bringing prohibited materials into the school's electronic environment will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with District policies. [See DH]

Participation in Chat Rooms
Chat rooms, other than those deemed as being educational in nature by the District, are prohibited areas of participation using the District's electronic communications system.

Network Etiquette
System users are expected to observe the following network etiquette:

Be polite; messages typed in capital letters are the computer equivalent of shouting and are considered rude.
Use of inappropriate language; swearing, vulgarity, ethnic or racial slurs, and any other inflammatory language is prohibited.
Pretending to be someone else when sending/receiving messages is considered inappropriate.
Transmitting obscene messages or pictures is prohibited. Using the network in such a way that would disrupt the use of the network by other users is prohibited.

Termination / Revocation of System User Account
Termination of an employee's or a student's access for violation of District policies or regulations will be effective on the date the principal or District designee receives notice of student withdrawal or of revocation of system privileges or on a future date if so specified in the notice.

Disclaimer
The District's system is provided on an "as available" basis. The District does not make any warranties, whether express or implied, including, without limitation, those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any services provided by the system and any information or software contained therein. The District does not warrant that the functions or services performed by, or that the information or software contained on the system will meet the system user's requirements, or that the system will be uninterrupted or error free, or that defects will be corrected.

Opinions, advice, services, and all other information expressed by system users, information providers, services providers, or other third party individuals in the system are those of the providers and not the District.

The District will cooperate fully with local, state, or federal officials in any investigation concerning or relating to misuse of the District's electronic communications system.