Chromebook Violations

Chromebook Violations and Consequences

If a student violates any part of the STM Student Acceptable Use Policy, he/she will be subject to the following discipline at Woodland Elementary:

• Violation 1 – Student will lose Chromebook privileges for the remainder of the day and the following school day.

• Violation 2– Student will lose Chromebook privileges for 5 days / 1 week.

• Violation 3 – Student will lose Chromebook privileges for 30 days / 1 month.

• Violation 4– Student will have their Chromebook privileges revoked for the remainder of the school year. A Technology fee will not be refunded.

When a student loses Chromebook privileges, the Chromebook will remain in the teacher’s possession. A student may use a Chromebook to complete assessments at the teacher’s discretion. Alternative assignments may be given. At the administration’s discretion and on a case-by-case basis, different, additional and more serious consequences may be enforced depending on the frequency and severity of the offense.

Strictly Prohibited

Students are strictly prohibited from the following actions while using their Chromebook (Woodland Elementary School reserves the right to modify this list at any time.):

Illegal installation or transmission of copyrighted materials.

• Any action that violates an applicable existing or future Board policy and any applicable laws.

• Sending, accessing, uploading, downloading, or distributing offensive, profane, threatening, or obscene.

• Use of chat rooms.

• Instant messaging services.

• Changing of Chromebook settings (exceptions include personal settings such as font size, brightness, etc.)

• Spamming-Sending mass or inappropriate emails.

• Using the internet to access personal (non-school related) accounts - i.e. non-school provided e-mail accounts (yahoo, hotmail), facebook, other social media sites, etc.

• Gaining access to other student’s accounts, files, and/or data.

• Use of the school’s Internet/E-mail accounts for financial or commercial gain or for any illegal activity.

• Sending anonymous or misleading communications for any inappropriate purpose via any means.

• Students are not allowed to give out personal information. This includes, but is not limited to, setting up internet accounts including those necessary for chat rooms, Ebay, email, etc.

• Participation in credit card fraud, electronic forgery or other forms of illegal behavior.

• Vandalism (any malicious attempt to harm or destroy hardware, software or data, including, but not limited to, the uploading or creation of computer viruses or computer programs that can infiltrate computer systems and/or damage software components) of school equipment will not be allowed.

• Transmission or accessing materials that are obscene, offensive, threatening or otherwise intended to harass or demean recipients.

• Bypassing the St. Thomas More Schools web filter through a web proxy.

Disciplinary Actions

Misuse of Chromebooks has the potential to earn disciplinary consequences such as, but not limited to, lunch detentions, In-School Suspensions, and Out-of-School Suspensions as well as loss of Chromebook privileges. Examples of conduct warranting disciplinary action include, but are not limited to the following:

• Leaving Chromebook unattended.

• Deleting school installed settings from a Chromebook.

• Lack of adequate care for Chromebook, charger, etc.

• Resetting Chromebook to factory defaults.

• Placing the Chromebook in developer mode.

• Adjusting settings on someone else's Chromebook.

• Logging in under personal Google account to download purchased apps for yourself or another student(s).

• Leaving Chromebook at home. Lack of preparation for classes.

• Loaning of student device to other students inside and outside of school.

• Failure to utilize protective cases at all times.

• Multiple damage instances caused by lack of care for the Chromebook and other peripheral devices.

• Off task from given assignment (playing games, etc.)