Parent Permission Letter |
Information Technology Access
Permission Form |
Old Town Public Schools |
We are pleased
to offer students of the Old Town School System access to e-mail and the Internet. All students must obtain parental permission and
must sign and return this form to a designated school employee.
Access to
e-mail and the Internet will enable students to explore thousands of libraries, databases,
and bulletin boards while exchanging messages with Internet users 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. While
our intent is to make Internet access available to further educational goals and
objectives, 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, students’
parents and guardians are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their
children should follow when using media and information sources. To that end, the Old Town
School System supports and respects each family's right to decide whether or not to apply
for access.
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District Internet and E-Mail Rules
Students are responsible for good behavior on school computer networks just as they are in
a classroom or a school hallway. Communications on the network are often public in nature.
General school rules for behavior and communications apply.
The network is
provided for students to conduct research and communicate with others. Access to services
is given to students who agree to act in a considerate and responsible manner. Parent
permission is required. Access is a privilege - not a right. Access entails
responsibility.
Individual
users of the district computer networks are responsible for their behavior and
communications over those networks. It is presumed that users will comply with district
standards and will honor the agreements they have signed. Beyond the clarification of such
standards, the district is not responsible for restricting, monitoring or controlling the
communications of individuals utilizing the network.
Network storage
areas may be treated like school lockers. Network
administrators may review files and communications to maintain system integrity and insure
that users are using the system responsibly. Users
should not expect that files stored on district servers to always be private.
Within reason,
freedom of speech and access to information will be honored. The school system, however,
will filter the Internet and monitor all network activity but the schools cannot and will
not undertake to monitor all incoming and outgoing communications. During school, teachers
of younger students will guide them toward appropriate materials. Outside of school,
families bear the responsibility for such guidance as they exercise with information
sources such as television, telephones, movies, radio and other potentially offensive
media.
As outlined in
Board policy and procedures on student rights and responsibilities, copies of which are in
school offices, the following are not permitted:
¨ Sending or
displaying offensive messages or pictures
¨
Using obscene
language
¨
Harassing,
insulting or attacking others
¨
Damaging
computers, computer systems or computer networks
¨
Violating
copyright laws
¨
Using another’s
password
¨
Trespassing
in another's folders, work or file
¨
Intentionally
wasting limited resources
¨
Employing the
network for commercial purposes
¨
Bypassing or
attempting to bypass any Internet filter
SANCTIONS
1. Violations
may result in a loss of access.
2. Additional
disciplinary action may be determined at the building level in line with existing practice
regarding inappropriate language or behavior.
3. When
applicable, law enforcement agencies may be involved.