Network Monitoring

OCS reserves the right to review any material stored and transmitted with school system technology or on school provided network resources. This monitoring is intended to determine whether specific uses of the network are appropriate.

Students Should Note:

• All email communications from students need to be through OCS student accounts.
• Electronic communications are not guaranteed to be private and are stored by OCS.
• Your teachers may watch everything you do on the computer and may look back at what you have done, even after you have left or logged off the computer.
• Notify a teacher of any security problems on an OCS device or network. Do not demonstrate the problem to other users
• If there is reasonable suspicion to believe that students have violated school policies, regulations, or guidelines, OCS may examine students' devices brought on school property or on school-sponsored activities and search their contents.
• Be courteous and respectful. Use appropriate language in all types of communication including email. Inappropriate behavior; such as using bad words, hurtful or impolite language, and/or inappropriate pictures will cause you to lose your technology privileges.
• If you see something bad on the computer, turn off the screen and tell your teacher. Do not show any other students.

Do not play games or access social media. Remember you must be 13 to have accounts on most social media sites.

• Do not damage any technology resources. Do not download anything without teacher permission.
• Only teachers should make changes to a computer's settings
• Only print when your teacher has given you permission to print
• Cyberbullying is defined as any electronic communication that hurts someone’s feelings on purpose. If you feel that someone has said something hurtful to you on the computer, speak with a teacher or counselor.
• Your password is confidential and should be protected. Giving someone your password can be a crime under Georgia law. No one should log on to the network using another person’s ID. You are accountable for all actions taken under your login.