B. Illegal Activities
1. You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to The
Butte Falls School District Network or to any other computer system through The
Butte Falls School District Network, nor go beyond your authorized access. This includes attempting to log in through
another person's Access or access another person's files. These actions are illegal, even if only for
the purposes of "browsing".
2. You will not make deliberate attempts to disrupt the
computer system or destroy data by spreading
computer viruses or by any other means.
These actions are illegal.
3. You will not attempt to upload, download, use, reproduce or
distribute information, data or
software on the district’s system in violation of copyright law or applicable
provisions of use or license
agreements
4. You will not attempt to degrade, disrupt or vandalize the
district’s equipment, software, materials
or data or those of any other user of the district’s system or any of the
agencies or other networks connected
to the district’s system
5. You will not use The Butte Falls School District Network to engage in any other illegal act,
such as arranging for a drug sale or the purchase of alcohol, engaging in
criminal gang activity, threatening the safety of person, etc.
C. System Security
1. Protecting password confidentiality. Passwords are the property of the district
and are not to be shared with others.
Using another user’s account or password or allowing such access by
another may be permitted with supervising teach or system coordinator approval
only.
2. You will immediately notify a teacher or the system
administrator if you have identified a possible security problem. Do not go looking for security problems,
because this may be construed as an illegal attempt to gain access.
3. You will avoid the inadvertent spread of computer viruses by
following the standard virus protection procedures.
4. Report violations of the district’s policy and
administrative regulation or security problems
to the supervising teacher, system coordinator and administrator.
D. Inappropriate Language
1. Restrictions against Inappropriate Language apply to public
messages, private messages, and material posted on Web pages.
2. You will not use obscene, profane, lewd, vulgar, rude,
inflammatory, threatening, or disrespectful language.
3. You will not post information that could cause damage or a
danger of disruption.
4. You will not engage in personal attacks, including
prejudicial or discriminatory attacks.
5. You will not harass another person. Harassment is persistently acting in a
manner that distresses or annoys another person. If you are told by a person to stop sending them messages, you
must stop.
6. You will not knowingly or recklessly post false or
defamatory information about a person or organization.
E. Respect for Privacy
1. You will not repost a message that was sent to you privately
without permission of the person who sent you the message.
2. You will not post private information about another person.
F. Respecting Resource
Limits
1. You will use the system only for educational and career
development activities and limited, high-quality, personal research.
2. You will not download large files unless absolutely
necessary. If necessary, you will
download the file at a time when the system is not being heavily used and
immediately remove the file from the system computer to your personal computer.
3. You will not post chain letters or engage in
"spamming". Spamming is
sending an annoying or unnecessary message to a large number of people.
G. Plagiarism and Copyright
Infringement
1. You will not plagiarize works that you find on the
Internet. Plagiarism is taking the
ideas, art or writings of others and presenting them as if they were yours.
2. You will respect the rights of copyright owners. Copyright infringement occurs when you
inappropriately reproduce a work that is protected by a copyright. If a work contains language that specifies
appropriate use of that work, you should follow the expressed
requirements. If you are unsure whether
or not you can use a work, you should request permission from the copyright
owner. Copyright law can be very confusing. If you have questions ask a teacher.
H. Inappropriate Access to
Material
1. Technology protection measures that protect against Internet
access by both adults and
minors to visual depictions
that are obscene, child pornography, or with respect to the use
of computers by minors, harmful to minors. An administrator, supervisor or other
individual authorized by the superintendent may disable
the technology protection
measures to enable access for bona fide research or other
lawful purposes, as deemed
appropriate;
2. Prohibit access by minors, as defined by CIPA and this
regulation, to inappropriate
matter on the internet and world wide web;
3. Provide staff supervision to monitor the on-line activities
of students to attempt to
prevent unauthorized access, including ‘hacking’ and
other unlawful activities on-line,
and attempt to ensure the safety and security of minors when authorized to use e-mail,
chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic
communication.
4. You will not use The Butte Falls School District Network to
access material that is profane or obscene (pornography), that advocates
illegal or dangerous acts, or that advocates violence or discrimination towards
other people (hate literature).
5. If you mistakenly access inappropriate information, you
should immediately tell your teacher or another district employee. This will protect you against a claim that
you have intentionally violated this policy.
6. Your parents should instruct you if there is additional
material that they think would be inappropriate for you to access. The district fully expects that you will
follow your parent's instructions in this matter.
7. The Butte Falls School District uses a district-wide
Internet filtering service called "BESS" produced by N2H2 and
provided by the Jackson Educational Services District. This filter is on all
computers accessible by students.
8. Parents may not over ride district restrictions or rules set
in this policy.
Your Rights
A. Free Speech
1. Your right to free speech, as set forth in the district
student conduct regulations, applies also to your communication on the
Internet. The Butte Falls School District Network is considered a limited
forum, similar to the school newspaper, and therefore the District may restrict
your speech for valid educational reasons.
The District will not restrict your speech on the basis of a
disagreement with the opinions you are expressing.
B. Search and Seizure
1. You should expect only limited privacy in the contents of
your personal files on the district
system and records of your on-line activity.
The situation is similar to the rights you
have in the privacy of your locker.
Files and other information, including e-mail,
sent or received, generated or stored on district servers
are not private and may be subject
to monitoring. By
using the district’s system, individuals consent to have that use
monitored by authorized district personnel. The district
reserves the right to access and
disclose, as appropriate, all information and data
contained on district computers and
district-owned e-mail system.
2. The district may establish a retention schedule for the
removal of email.
3. Routine maintenance and monitoring of The Butte Falls School
District Network may lead to
discovery that the you have violated this Policy, the district student conduct
regulations or the law.
4. An individual search will be conducted if there is
reasonable suspicion that you have violated this Policy, the district student
conduct regulations or the law. The
investigation will be reasonable and related to the suspected violation.
C Due Process
1. The district will cooperate fully with local, state, or
federal officials in any investigation related to any illegal activities
conducted through The Butte Falls School District Network.
2. In the event there is a claim that you have violated this
Policy or the district student conduct regulations in your use of The Butte
Falls School District Network, you will be provided with notice and opportunity
to be heard in the manner set forth in the district student conduct
regulations.
3. If the violation also involves a violation of other
provisions of the district student conduct regulations
it will be handled in a manner described in the district student conduct regulations. Additional restrictions may be placed on your use of your
District Network.
Violations/Consequences
A. Students
1. Students who violate general system user prohibitions shall be
subject to discipline up to and including expulsion and/or revocation of
district system access up to and including permanent loss of privileges.
2.
Violations
of law will be reported to law enforcement officials.
3. Disciplinary
action may be appealed by parents, students and/or a representative in accordance with established district
procedures.
B. Staff
1. Staff who violate
general system user prohibitions shall be subject to discipline up to and
including dismissal in accordance with Board policy, collective bargaining
agreements and applicable provisions of law.
2. Violations of law
will be reported to law enforcement officials.
3. Violations of
applicable Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), Standards for
Competent and Ethical Performance of Oregon Educators will be reported to TSPC
as provided by OAR 584-020-0041.
4. Violations of ORS
244.040 will be reported to GSPC.
C. Others
1. Other guest users
who violate general system user prohibitions shall be subject to suspension of
system access up to and including permanent revocation of privileges.
2. Violations of law
will be reported to law enforcement officials or other agencies, as
appropriate.
Limitation of Liability
A. The district makes no guarantee that the functions or the
services provided by or through the
district system will be error-free or without defect. The district will not be responsible
for any damage you may suffer, including but not limited to, loss of data or interruptions of service. The district is not responsible for the
accuracy or quality of the information
obtained through or stored on the system.
The district will not be responsible
for financial obligations arising through the unauthorized use of the
system. Your parents can be held financially responsible for any harm
to the system as a result of intentional
misuse.
B. The district assumes no responsibility or liability for any
membership or phone charges
including, but not limited to, long distance charges, per
minute (unit) surcharges and/or
equipment or line costs incurred by any home usage of the
district’s system.
Definitions
1. “Technology protection measure,” as
defined by the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) means a specific technology that blocks or
filters District Network to visual depictions that are:
a. Obscene, as that term is defined in Section 1460 of Title 18,
United States Code;
b. Child pornography, as that term is defined in Section 2256 of
Title 18, United States Code; or
c. Harmful to minors.
2. “Harmful
to minors” as defined by CIPA means any picture, image, graphic image file
or other visual depiction
that:
a. Taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a
prurient interest in nudity, sex or excretion;
b. Depicts, describes or represents, in a patently offensive way
with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act
or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a
lewd exhibition of the genitals; and
c. Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political
or scientific value to minors.
3. “Sexual
act; sexual contact” as defined by CIPA have the meanings given such terms
in Section 2246 of Title
18, United States Code.
4. “Minor”
as defined by CIPA means an individual who has not attained the age of 17. For the purposes of Board policy and this administrative
regulation, minor will include all
students enrolled in
district schools.
5.
“Inappropriate matter” as defined by the
district means material that is inconsistent with general public education purposes, the district’s mission and goals.
The Butte Falls School District
Network includes all district computers and related equipment, email and Internet access.