Misuse & Disciplinary Action

Consequences to Violations of Student Chromebook Policy

Level 1 Offenses

Level 1 offenses are less serious and begin with a student and/or parent/guardian conference or call. However, depending on the frequency, a Level 1 violation may merit a more severe disciplinary action such as the ones set forth below.

Examples of Level 1 Offenses:

• Consecutive failure to bring device to class
• Continuously leaving Chromebook unsupervised
• Repeated failure to charge battery/low battery/dead battery
• Sharing passwords
• Changing passwords without permission from Administrator or Technology Support
• Plagiarism
• Defacing computers (e.g., stickers, markers, destruction of ID/serial number)
• Removing District labels or tags
• Clearing web browser history
• Creating, accessing, downloading, or distributing non-educational materials (e.g., games, music, videos, images) without permission
• Accessing/participating in chat rooms, chat documents, bulletin boards, or blogs, without teacher/administration permission
• Failure to follow teacher directives
• Failure to be polite and courteous digital citizens
• Consecutive failure to bring device to class
• Unintentional possession of another student’s device
• Horseplay (running, throwing, kicking, mishandling, etc.)

Violations of these policies may result in one of the following, but not limited to these disciplinary actions:

• Student/Parent Conference or Call
• Principal’s Detention
• Suspension (ISS or OSS)
• Restitution (money paid in compensation for loss or damage)
• Removal of unauthorized files and folders
• Restriction of the Internet privileges
• Restriction of District-issued device

***Three (3) Level 1 Offenses may result in restriction of Internet privileges and/or restriction of District-issued Chromebook

Level 2 Offenses

Level 2 offenses are more serious and begin with a required parent/guardian conference, restriction of the Internet and/or District-owned Chromebook privileges, and an ISS placement. However, depending on the frequency, a Level 2 violation may merit a more severe disciplinary action such as the ones set forth below.

Examples of Level Offenses:

• Downloading, posting, or distributing material that:
  • Are harmful or prejudicial to others (e.g., defamatory or libelous)
  • Are profane, pornogrphic, obscene, or sexually explicit (e.g. photos, music, images, videos)
  • Are illegal (e.g., copyrighted materials)
  • Refers to weapons, alcohol, drugs, guns, gangs
  • Constitutes gambling
  • Are restricted
• Engaging in online activity that threatens, intimidates, bullies, harasses, discriminates, or defames
• Intentionally destroying hardware or software
• Engaging in theft (intentional possession of another student’s device)
• Engaging in any illegal activity
• Harming or destroying another user’s data
• Creating or sharing a computer virus
• Disrupting the network or the educational process
• Hacking into someone else’s account

Violations of these policies may result in one of the following, but not limited to these disciplinary actions:

• Student/Parent Conference or Call
• Principal’s Detention
• Suspension (ISS or OSS)
• Restitution (money paid in compensation for loss or damage)
• Removal of unauthorized files and folders
• Restriction of the Internet privileges
• Restriction of District-issued Chromebook
• Court referral/Criminal charges
• Alternative School Placement
• Expulsion

If a violation of the Student Chromebook and Acceptable Use Policy violates other rules of the student handbook, consequences appropriate for violations of those rules may also be imposed.