There are some things that everyone using the school's Internet should never do:

• Don't share private information: Don't tell anyone online your home address or phone number.

• Don't use your real name or give out clues about where you live: You can only use your real name or information that helps someone find you if a teacher says it's okay first.

• Don't meet up with strangers: Never agree to meet in person with someone you only know from online.

Don't buy or sell things: You can't use the school's Internet to buy or sell anything.

No matter if you're a student, a teacher, or any other person, these actions are always wrong and will get you in trouble:

• Sharing your password or using someone else's account: Keep your password a secret! Don't use someone else's login or pretend to be them.

Exceptions:

• • • You can share your password with your parents/guardians, teachers, or the school's tech staff if they ask you to.

    • Sometimes, school staff might share accounts if they have permission from their boss and if there's a good technical reason for it.

    • The school's tech staff might log in as another user only to fix problems, and they'll keep a record of it.
      
      

• Using the Internet to:

  • Break the law or get others to break the law.

  • Sneak into private computer files or systems.

  • Make other people's online access or information unsafe.

  • Cause problems for others, like making the Internet stop working for them.

  • Spy on others or look at their private stuff.

  • Sell or promote illegal substances (like drugs).

  • Look at or send really inappropriate pictures or videos that are harmful to kids.

  • Stop others from using the Internet or messing up their information.

  • Do your own business or use school email for personal stuff.

  • Support a specific political group.

Cyberbullying is when one or more people purposely hurt, bother, scare, or leave someone out by using technology. This is absolutely not allowed at school.

Here are some examples of cyberbullying:

• Sending mean, embarrassing, or scary messages through email, instant messages, text messages, or other online tools.

• Stealing someone's login and password to send mean, embarrassing, or scary messages from their account.

• Spreading rumors about others using email, instant messages, text messages, or other online tools.

• Making a website or social media account to pick on another student or person.

• Sharing fake or embarrassing photos or videos of someone with others using a phone or the Internet.

The district will provide for qualifying students, qualifying staff, and school board members to access the district’s email system. Messages on the system will be retained in an archived state for a minimum of three years for staff or school board members and one school year for students. A canceled account may not retain its email. 

Besides the rules for everyone, school staff also have extra rules:

• Don't share your school password: Staff should never share their main school password with anyone, not even other employees or the tech department.

• Don't use your school password for other websites: Staff should not use the same password for their school account that they use for other websites or services. They are encouraged to use a special app to keep track of their many passwords safely.

• Talking to students online: If school staff talk to a student online, the student's parent or guardian must be included in the conversation. The only exception is if it's on a school-approved system for schoolwork and academics.

We provide students with Internet access to help them learn. The Internet can have websites that aren't right for students. School staff will try to keep an eye on what students are doing online and how they use the Internet, but they need your help too

The district uses a special Internet filter to block websites that have inappropriate images or content that is harmful to kids. The school also blocks other stuff that staff and principals decide is not good for students. Keep in mind, these filters aren't perfect. They work with web browsers on school computers, but not with email or messages. They also don't work on your own phone if it's using its cellular data, not the school's Wi-Fi. Students will learn about how to act online, including how to use social media and chat rooms, and how to spot and deal with cyberbullying.

The district gives email accounts to qualified students, staff, and school board members. Messages on the system will be saved for at least five years for staff and board members, and for one school year for students. If an email account is closed, the emails might not be saved.

All students get a district network and Google accounts. Student email is turned off during summer break, except for some special education students or summer school students while summer school is happening. Student email might also be turned off during other school breaks.

A special company might check student emails to alert the school about rules or safety problems. However, the school staff will only deal with these issues on school days between 8 AM and 4:30 PM. Parents and guardians are encouraged to check their child's email account, but they shouldn't send emails from their child's account.

If you break these rules, you might lose your access to the school's Internet and computers. You could also face other punishments based on the school's discipline rules. Plus, you and your parents/guardians could face legal trouble as allowed by Oklahoma and federal laws.

The school doesn't promise that its networks or the Internet will always work perfectly or that nothing bad will happen when you use them. The school and its staff are not responsible for any problems, losses, damages, or costs that you or your parents/guardians might have because of using the school's Internet.

You agree to protect the school, the school district, the Internet provider, and all staff from any costs or damages that happen because of your Internet use, including any money you spend buying things. You, or your parents/guardians if you're a minor student, agree to help the school if they need to investigate how you used the Internet, whether it was on a school device or your own device outside of school. Any money you spend to connect to the school's network, servers, services, or software from home is your responsibility.