Internet Policy
Student’s Acceptable Use Policy / Dallas Lutheran School / 2006 - 2007
Dallas Lutheran grants Internet access to students who have a signed Acceptable Use Policy on file with the Technology Coordinator. The faculty and staff have all signed a Staff Acceptable Use Policy which is very similar to the Student Acceptable Use Policy that is enclosed. We need your support and knowledge of a few guidelines that will be in effect.The following guidelines are intended to help faculty, staff, and students use telecommunications appropriately. Access to email and the Internet will only be granted when training has taken place and a current Acceptable Use Policy is signed and on file with the Technology Coordinator. Anyone not following these policies may have his/her privilege of use taken away.
General Guidelines
- The use of school telecommunications must be for the sole purpose of educational development at Dallas Lutheran School.
- The use of another organization’s networks or computing resources must comply with the rules of that network.
- Transmission of any material in violation of any United States laws is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret. In the United States, no copyright statement is necessary to claim copyright of an original work. When unsure assume that it is copyrighted.
- Downloading of software, pictures, sound clips, movie clips or other information must first be approved by the Technology Coordinator.
- The use of external storage devices must first be approved by the Technology Coordinator.
- No advertising for profit or campaigns for political office will be allowed.
- There should be no vandalism of any telecommunication component at Dallas Lutheran or other locations that you are connected to. Vandalism includes any attempt to deface, disable, or destroy a component or its data. This includes, but is not limited to, physical vandalism, editing data that is not yours, and computer viruses.
- Access to the Internet is a privilege. This privilege may be taken away if these guidelines are not followed.
Supervision of Acceptable Use Policy
- Students may not use telecommunications without being supervised at all times. AUP identification check and Internet Use Sign-Up must be done before each time a student uses telecommunications.
- Logs of use are checked with the daily logs kept on the server for possible problems or conflicts. The computer logs the user, time accessed, and site accessed for every incoming piece of data.
- If you identify a security problem, notify the supervisor immediately who will notify the Technology Coordinator and write a note or email with as much information as possible. Documentation of everything is vital for those that fix the problem. Items to note are activity that was being attempted, buttons or keystrokes selected, any error codes given, description of problem, and any buttons or keystrokes you selected in an attempt to clear the error.
World Wide Web Publishing
- Publishing to the World Wide Web must first be approved by the Technology Coordinator. All student intranet web pages must have appropriate content as listed in the Acceptable Use Policy.
Internet Etiquette and Privacy on Email
You are expected to abide by the generally accepted guidelines on the Internet. They include but are not limited to:- BE POLITE: Never send messages that are abusive.
- USE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE: Never swear, use vulgarities, racial slurs, or any other inappropriate language.
- PRIVACY: Do not reveal phone numbers, addresses, names or other personal information to others without prior permission, Personal Information Transfer Form is signed by parent.
- SPACE SAVER: Do not store abnormal amounts of mail, send unnecessarily long, send multiple messages to the same person or other hard drive space eaters.
- BE EDUCATED: Learn about netiquette and follow system guidelines.