LA Responsible Use Agreement

Greenville County Schools 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 the policy and regulations that have been established for technology use in the district. The district’s Acceptable Use Policy (Board Policy and Administrative Rule EFE) is available on the district website, http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us, in the Board of Trustees section.

Students will:

1. Respect and protect their privacy and the privacy of others by doing the following:
   • Use only assigned accounts and keep passwords private.
   • Keep personal information such as: name, address, phone number, etc., private.
   • 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.
   • Observe all network security practices.
   • 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.
   • Cite all sources appropriately.
   • Follow all copyright laws.
   • Use electronic communication devices appropriately to assure academic integrity.
4. Respect and practice the principles of community.
   • Communicate only in ways that are kind, responsible, respectful and lawful.
   • Use Chromebook for schoolwork only.
   • Limit the use of Greenville County Schools email to school-related correspondence.
   • Report threatening or offensive materials to a teacher or administrator.
5. Respect the property of Greenville County Schools.
   • Do not loan school devices to friends or family members.
   • Do not disassemble or attempt to repair the Chromebook.
   • Do not leave the Chromebook in an unsecure location or near water or food.
   • Do not download unapproved apps or extensions without receiving permission.
   • Do not remove student ID label from the Chromebook and/or charger.
   • Do not delete or change district or school installed settings from a Chromebook.
   • Do not adjust settings on someone else’s Chromebook.
   • Do not leave the Chromebook at home.