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Acceptable Use
Access to Electronic Networks
Electronic networks, including the Internet, are
a part of the District’s instructional program
and serve to promote educational excellence by
facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and
communication. The Superintendent shall develop
an implementation plan for this policy and
appoint system administrator(s). The School
District is not responsible for any information
that may be lost or damaged, or become
unavailable when using the network, or for any
information that is retrieved or transmitted via
the Internet. Furthermore, the District will not
be responsible for any unauthorized charges or
fees resulting from access to the Internet.
Curriculum
The use of the District’s electronic networks
shall: (1) be consistent with the curriculum
adopted by the District as well as the varied
instructional needs, learning styles, abilities,
and developmental levels of the students, and
(2) comply with the selection criteria for
instructional materials and library resource
center materials. Staff members may, consistent
with the Superintendent’s implementation plan,
use the Internet throughout the curriculum. The
District’s electronic network is part of the
curriculum and is not a public forum for general
use.
Acceptable Use
All use of the District’s electronic networks
must be: (1) in support of education and/or
research, and be in furtherance of the goals
stated herein, or (2) for a legitimate school
business purpose. Use is a privilege, not a
right. Students and staff members have no
expectation of privacy in any material that is
stored, transmitted, or received via the
District’s electronic networks or District
computers. General rules for behavior and
communications apply when using electronic
networks. The District’s Authorization for
Electronic Network Access contains the
appropriate uses, ethics, and protocol.
Electronic communications and downloaded
material, including files deleted from a user’s
account but not erased, may be monitored or read
by school officials.
Internet Safety
Each District computer with Internet access
shall have a filtering device that blocks entry
to visual depictions that are: (1) obscene, (2)
pornographic, or (3) harmful or inappropriate
for students, as defined by federal law and as
determined by the Superintendent or designee.
The Superintendent or designee shall enforce the
use of such filtering devices. An administrator,
supervisor, or other authorized person may
disable the filtering device for bona fide
research or other lawful purpose, provided the
person receives prior permission from the
Superintendent or system administrator. The
Superintendent or designee shall include
measures in this policy’s implementation plan to
address the following:
1. Ensure staff supervision of student access to online
electronic networks,
2. Restrict student access to inappropriate matter as
well as restricting access to harmful materials,
3. Ensure student and staff privacy, safety, and
security when using electronic communications,
4. Restrict unauthorized access, including “hacking”
and other unlawful activities, and
5. Restrict unauthorized disclosure, use, and
dissemination of personal identification
information, such as, names and addresses.
Authorization for Electronic Network Access
Each staff member must sign the District’s
Authorization for Electronic Network Access
as a condition for using the District’s
electronic network. Each student and his or her
parent(s)/guardian(s) must sign the
Authorization before being granted
unsupervised use. All users of the District’s
computers to access the Internet shall maintain
the confidentiality of student records.
Reasonable measures to protect against
unreasonable access shall be taken before
confidential student information is loaded onto
the network. The failure of any student or staff
member to follow the terms of the
Authorization for Electronic
Network Access, or
this policy, will result in the loss of
privileges, disciplinary action, and/or
appropriate legal action.
LEGAL REF.: No Child Left Behind
Act, 20 U.S.C. §6777.
Children’s Internet Protection Act, 47 U.S.C.
§254(h) and (l).
Enhancing Education Through Technology Act, 20
U.S.C §6751 et seq. 720 ILCS 135/0.01.
CROSS REF.: 5:100 (Staff Development Program),
5:170 (Copyright), 6:40 (Curriculum
Development), 6:210 (Instructional Materials),
6:230 (Library Media Program), 6:260 (Complaints
About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and
Programs), 7:130 (Student Rights and
Responsibilities), 7:190 (Student Discipline),
7:310 (Restrictions on Publications and Written
or Electronic Material)
ADOPTED: July 15, 2010
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