Policies & Expectations

GCSD Acceptable Use Policy (Sections I, III, IV)

Greenville County School District encourages students to use a variety of technologies to enhance their learning. To ensure the privacy and safety of our students, and to protect data and our resources, we ask parents and students to become familiar with policy and regulations that have been established for technology use in the district.

Misuse of Chromebooks has the potential to earn disciplinary consequences such as, but not limited to, lunch detentions, after-school detentions, In-School Suspensions, and Out-of-School Suspensions, as well as loss of Chromebook privileges.

Students will:

  1. Respect and protect their privacy and the privacy of other by doing the following:

    1. Use only assigned accounts and keep passwords private

    2. Keep personal information such as: name, address, phone number, etc., private

    3. Have permission to photograph or videotape other individuals and to subsequently post these images or videos to the Internet

  2. Respect and protect the integrity, availability, and security of all electronic resources.

    1. Observe all network security practices

    2. Treat digital technologies with care, report any damages, security risks or violations to a teacher or administrator

  3. Respect and protect the copyrighted/intellectual property of others.

    1. Cite all sources appropriately

    2. Follow all copyright laws

    3. Use electronic communication devices appropriately to assure academic integrity

  4. Respect and practice the principles of community.

    1. Communicate only in ways that are kind, responsible, respectful and lawful

    2. Use electronic communication devices for schoolwork only

    3. Limit the use of Greenville County Schools email to school-related correspondence

    4. Report threatening or offensive materials to a teacher or administrator

  5. Respect the property of Greenville County Schools.

    1. Do not loan school devices to friends or family members

    2. Do not disassemble or attempt to repair the device

    3. Do not leave the device in an unsecure location or near water or food


Chromebook Expectations for Students

Students will...

  • bring the Chromebook to school every day fully charged.

  • protect the device from damage or defacement.

  • practice responsible digital citizenship at all times.

  • never leave their Chromebook unattended.

  • save all work in the cloud. Local files can not be retrieved if the device is damaged or stolen.

  • not connect personal accounts (such as iTunes) to the device.

  • not download or access inappropriate material at home or at school

  • never give their login information to other students.

  • remember that if they give their device to others to use, the student is responsible for any content viewed on the device, any material downloaded, and any damage that may occur while it is out of their possession.