POLICIES

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NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The East Penn School District is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate in its educational programs activities or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, ancestry, disability, union membership or other legally protected classification. Announcement of this policy is in accordance with state and federal laws, including Title VI, Title IX Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act.

For information regarding 1) civil rights, 2) grievance procedure, 3) services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and useable by disabled persons, or 4) employee or participant complaints of harassment or discrimination, contact Compliance Officer at (610) 966-8330.

The Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act requires that the workplace be totally free of the illegal use of drugs and requires that we issue the following statement to you: No one is allowed to use, make, sell, distribute or have in their possession any illegal drugs. Any violation of the Act will lead to severe disciplinary action, which will normally include/dismissal.

ACCEPTABLE USE FOR COMPUTER, NETWORK, AND INTERNET RESOURCES

Teachers have the responsibility to provide clear guidelines, direction and supervision of student use. All data are then property of the district and there is no expectation of privacy. Any user who receives threatening or unwelcome communications is expected to immediately inform the teacher or administrator. Access to the computing facilities and resources is a privilege and unauthorized or illegal use will cancel the privilege and will result in appropriate disciplinary action. Users will be responsible for any cost to restore a vandalized system. Users are prohibited from using the computer to access or transmit obscene or pornographic material. Users must assure that all software and hardware foreign to the district system is virus-free. The Superintendent shall develop procedures, which will require parental approval for student use of the Internet.