Computer Security

The office computer can only be accessed by people who have been authorised by the principal or board. 

It has a PIN to ensure security when unattended.

LAP-TOP COMPUTER:  RESPONSIBLE USE 

Staff supplied with lap-top computer equipment by or through the school must use them in a responsible, professional and ethical manner.  They must not allow the use of this equipment by anyone not authorized to do so, including family members.  Lap-tops are to be used primarily for school and professional related activities with private and personal use to be kept within a permitted limited level.

In the event of loss or damage the school’s insurance policy will cover this.

GUIDELINES:

1.          Staff lap-top holders should avoid engaging in any unreasonable activity in their use of the equipment, including any that:

• affects the ability of other staff to meet their obligations to the school

•  is for personal profit

•   is for political reasons

•  brings the school into disrepute

•  causes harassment or offence to others

•  incurs unreasonable cost

•  breaches NZ laws

•  overloads shared systems by sending or receiving excessive amounts of material

2.              Staff are to observe high ethical standards in lap-top use and not access or store any information, files or software that do not meet such standards.  Inappropriate material includes, but is not limited to, objectionable material, viruses, virus hoaxes, chain letters.

3.       Staff must use the internet and email in an appropriate manner and avoid use that would be considered misconduct.  This includes:

• accessing material of an objectionable nature, such as pornographic images

•  carrying out gambling or trading activity

•  disseminating material of an objectionable or defamatory nature

•  hacking or carrying out malicious attacks on electronic systems, including deliberately  introducing a virus

•  any activity that would constitute breaking any school policy

•  using another teacher’s email account to send messages or using false identification on any internet service

•  any activity that would be considered harassment, including sending offensive material and repeated unsolicited email 

4.       Lap-top users are to respect the copyright on software, music, images, text etc, by not making unauthorized copies of copyrighted material or loading unauthorized copies of copyrighted material onto your lap-top.

5.       All staff are to sign the school’s Laptop Agreement and follow the guidelines of our Cybersafety Agreements.

Reviewed Term 1, 2023