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Internet access is now available to students and instructional staff in the Pamlico County Schools. The Board provides this service in the belief that the Internet offers vast, diverse and unique educational resources, and in the hopes of promoting educational excellence through resource sharing, innovation and communication.
The Internet is a vast collection of interconnected computer networks involving millions of computers and users around the world. It is a collaboration of private, public, educational, governmental, and industrial-sponsored networks whose operators cooperate to maintain the network infrastructure. Through the Internet, students and instructional staff will have access to:
1. Electronic mail communication with people all over the world;
2. Information and news from a variety of research institutions;
3. Public domain software and shareware of all types;
4. Discussion groups on a plethora of topics; and
5. Many university library catalogs, the Library of Congress, and ERIC.
With access to computers and people all over the world also comes the availability of material that may not be considered of educational value in the school setting. The Pamlico County Schools will take precautions to restrict access to questionable materials. However, on a global network, it is impossible to control all materials and an industrious user may discover such materials. Nevertheless, the Board firmly believes that the valuable information and interaction available on this worldwide network far outweigh the possibility that users may procure material inconsistent with the educational goals of the Pamlico County Schools.
The smooth operation of the network depends on the proper conduct of the end users. Accordingly, all users must adhere to strict guidelines. These guidelines are contained in Board policies 5451 Appropriate Internet Use, 5452 Student Internet Use, and 5453 Internet Use - Instructional Staff Responsibilities and in any regulations adopted by the Superintendent. Board of Education members will be notified in writing of any regulations adopted by the Superintendent under this policy. In general, these guidelines require efficient, ethical, and legal utilization of the network resources. If a Pamlico County Schools user violates any of these provisions, his or her access privileges may be revoked, and disciplinary action and/or appropriate legal action may be taken.
Pamlico County Schools users will take full responsibility for their use of the Internet. The students and instructional staff will sign forms acknowledging that they have read and understand the applicable Board policies, that they will comply with these policies, and that they understand the consequences for violation of these policies. Parents will be required to sign a permission form to allow their children to access the Internet.
Legal Reference: G.S. 115C-36, -47, -391
Adopted: June 5, 2000
Revised: September 3, 2002.
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