Students must read and follow the School Board Internet Acceptable Use Policy 600-607, which can be found on the district website and on all district-issued iPads. Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action. A brief summary of the guidelines is given below:
The school system has a limited educational purpose, which includes classroom activities, educational research, and professional or career development activities
Users will not use the school district system to post, transmit, or distribute false or defamatory information about a person or organization, or to harass another person, or to engage in personal attacks, including prejudicial or discriminatory attacks
Users will not use the school district system to engage in any illegal act or violate any local, state, or federal statute or law
Users will not use the school district system to gain unauthorized access to information resources or to access another person’s materials, information, or files
Users will not use the school district system to post private information about another person, personal contact information about themselves or other persons
Users will not use the school district system to violate copyright laws or usage licensing agreements, or otherwise to use another person’s property without the person’s prior approval
Users will not use the school district system to engage in bullying or cyberbullying
Students are expected to use the iPads appropriately for educational purposes
Students are expected to have their iPads in school each day with a fully charged battery
Students must not attempt to hack, jailbreak, or otherwise circumvent district safety settings
Students must use the District-provided case and it shall not be damaged
Students are not allowed to take photos, videos, or audio recordings of staff without their permission
The iPad may only be used by the student to whom it was assigned or by the parents of the student
Damage, theft, or loss must be reported immediately to the appropriate school personnel