Longview PDS Acceptable Use Policy for Students

We are pleased to offer Longview students access to Osborn’s Electronic Information Services (EIS).  Parental permission is required for all students under the age of 18 prior to accessing the EIS.

Access to the Internet will enable students to explore thousands of libraries and databases throughout the world. Families should be warned that some material accessible via the Internet may contain items that are illegal, defamatory, inaccurate or potentially offensive to some people. Our intent is to make Internet access available to further educational goals and objectives.  A school-sponsored firewall has been established which is designed to block inappropriate sites.  However, students may find ways to access other materials as well. We believe that the benefits to students from access to the Internet, in the form of information resources and opportunities for collaboration, exceed any disadvantages. But ultimately, parents and guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their children should follow when using media and information sources. To that end, Longview supports and respects each family's right to decide whether or not to apply for EIS access.

  These are the expectations for all students accessing the EIS.

• Appropriate language use while using the EIS
• Report all concerns or misuses to the teacher
• Follow all school rules of behavior
• Be responsible for keeping computers in good working condition
• Follow instructions given by teacher
• All resources used, including web sites, are given appropriate credit
• Respect privacy of other people’s work
• Accessing only appropriate, educationally-related sites
• Obtain a teacher’s permission prior to downloading anything from the Internet

The consequences for not following the expected behaviors will be:

• 1^st Infraction:  Letter sent home to parent and loss of EIS access for 1 week from date the signed letter is          returned to school.
• 2^nd Infraction:  Letter home to parents and loss of EIS access for 1 month from date the signed letter is returned to school.
• 3^rd Infraction:  Letter home to parents and loss of EIS access for the remainder of the school year from date the signed letter is returned to school.

Within reason, freedom of speech and access to information will be honored. During school, teachers will guide students toward appropriate materials. Outside of school, families bear the same responsibility for such guidance as they exercise with information sources such as television, telephones, movies, radio and other potentially offensive media.

As a user of the Longview PDS computer network, I hereby agree to comply with the above stated expectations.

Student Signature _____________________________________________________

Date __________________________________

I have read and understand the Longview PDS Acceptable Use Policy and give permission for my child, ____________________________________, to access the EIS.

_____Yes  _____No   My child may access the Internet for educational purposes.

_____Yes  _____ No   My child may use educational computer software.

_____Yes  _____ No   My child’s picture may be published, without a name, on a school web page.

_____ Yes _____ No   My child’s work may be published, without the last name included, on a school web page.

Parent/Guardian Signature __________________________________________________

Date __________________________________

Some information was borrowed from http://www.bham.wednet.edu/permiss2.htm

ÓJuly 17, 2000 by Julie Fleming, Matthew Shaw, and Kristin Niichel as a project for EMC 545 and is not an official document of Longview PDS.

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