INTERNET USAGE GUIDELINES / PERMISSION FORM

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 We are pleased to offer students of this school access to our computer network for electronic mail and the Internet.  To gain access to this system, students under the age of 18 must obtain parental permission and must sign and return this form to their Advisors.  Internet access will enable students to explore thousands of libraries, databases, and bulletin boards while exchanging messages with Internet users throughout the world.  While our intent is to make Internet access available to further educational goals and objectives, students may find ways to access inappropriate materials as well. During school, teachers will guide students toward appropriate materials.  Outside of school, parents and guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their children should follow when using media and information sources. 

 Internet rules:

Students are responsible for good behavior on school computer networks just as they are in a classroom or in a school hallway.  Communications on the network are public in nature, and general school rules for behavior apply.  Access is a privilege - not a right.  Access entails responsibility.  Individual users are responsible for their own behavior and communications over school networks.  Network storage areas are property of the school, and network administrators will review files and communications to maintain system integrity and insure that users are following protocol.  Users should not expect that files stored on the school server will be private.

As outlined in Board of Education policy and procedures booklet, students are not permitted to:

·        send or display offensive messages or pictures

·        use obscene language

·        harass, insult, or attack others

·        damage computers, computers systems, or computer networks

·        violate copyright laws

·        use another's password

·        trespass in another's folders, work, or files

·        intentionally waste limited resources

·        employ the network for commercial purposes

·        download programs from the Internet

 Violations will result in loss of access as well as other disciplinary measures. 

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I, ____________________________________ hereby agree to comply with the rules stated above.

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I, ____________________________________ grant my son or daughter permission to access

            (parent/guardian signature)